Some foods last longer than others. here are a few things that last awhile in the pantry, and are worth stocking up on when they go on sale (esp if you also have coupons!). Remember to date things and try to eat with a first in, first out rule:

white rice (the brown stuff gets rancid)
white flour (the whole wheat gets rancid)
pasta
lard
unopened spices
dried milk
canned foods
dehydrated foods
jerky/jerked meat
vinegar
vinegar preserved foods
salted meats
many sugared foods, like jelly (sugar is antimicrobial)
many condiments, esp mustard
wheat berries
dried beans
wine

Most oils go off fairly quickly once opened. I am not sure how long they last unopened.

What else? I am by no means an expert in this, and would love to know what people's experiences are in food storage and preservation.

TTBOMK, neither honey nor chocolate go bad.

You are mistaken in listing wine. Wine does go bad, many wines far quicker than you might think, although you should generally get a few years from an unopened bottle of wine. Just an approximation, 90% of all wines will be bad in 10 years or less after bottling.

Wine that has been improperly stored, say in a kitchen with a bit of sunlight every day can go bad in months.

Frank, it is true that is one does not learn to store wine properly, it does not keep. What advice would you give?

And yes, I should have mentioned honey!! Chocolate too.

I don't think molasses goes bad.