https://pjmedia.com/author/clarendon/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:14:04 -0400<![CDATA[As parents, we can have no joy, knowing that this government is not sufficiently lasting to ensure any thing which we may bequeath to posterity: And by a plain method of argument, as we are running the next generation into debt, we ought to do the work of it, otherwise we use them meanly and pitifully. In order to discover the line of our duty rightly, we should take our children in our hand, and fix our station a few years farther into life; that eminence will present a prospect, which a few present fears and prejudices conceal from our sight. &#8212; Thomas Paine]]>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:06:20 -0400<![CDATA[Clarendon]]>https://pjmedia.com/clarendon/2009/07/04/a-meh-rica-rising-lost-perspective-willful-ignorance-n16476<![CDATA[Last Friday, President Obama praised the elections in Iran for the &#8220;vigorous debate&#8221; taking place. At the time of this writing, he&#8217;s had far less to say about the vigorous beatings taking place in Tehran, where the batons are falling on those who dared think their vote mattered.]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:01:14 -0400<![CDATA[Clarendon]]>https://pjmedia.com/clarendon/2009/06/15/america-sleeps-while-iranians-confront-evil-n16644<![CDATA[I read something by John Hawkins the other day, and I can’t get it out of my mind.]]>Sun, 10 May 2009 12:28:40 -0400<![CDATA[Clarendon]]>https://pjmedia.com/clarendon/2009/05/10/thoughtful-conservatism-can-win-hearts-and-minds-n16937<![CDATA[With protests taking place all around the country, there should be no doubt that the Tea Party movement is something real (see PJTV&#8217;s coverage of the Tea Party protests here). The voices are loud &#8212; and becoming louder with each successive demonstration. Disapproval of the stimulus/spending bill continues to grow, and I expect the crowds in places like Nashville, Kansas City, and, of course, Washington, D.C., will also continue to grow.]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:56:42 -0500<![CDATA[Clarendon]]>https://pjmedia.com/clarendon/2009/02/27/tea-party-protests-sweep-the-country-n17566