February 2020 Issue

FROM THE MAGAZINE

February 2020

The Spectator has, since its founding in 1828, always stood on the side of free expression and thought. Without those freedoms, civilized society will quickly fall apart.’

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In praise of the Midwestern steakhouse

Frozen in culinary time

By Zack Christenson

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Let’s eat: Israeli cuisine is coming of age

Hummus is the cement of the Levant and claimed, like the land, by both Israelis and Palestinians

By Josh Glancy

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A Trumpian feast

Dining out at the Trump DC

By Freddy Gray

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California bound

Wine may have been born in Virginia, but it matured elsewhere

By Roger Kimball

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My vegan hell

Veganuary was not for chickens

By Billy McMorris

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The conservative case for opposing ‘ag-gag’ laws

Animals deserve to be treated well in life and that consumers deserve to know how animals are treated

By Ben Sixsmith

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