PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/09/07/its-like-the-death-of-equities/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-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 23:02:06 -0400It's Like "The Death Of Equities", But Without All The Stock Market Charts<![CDATA[As George Owell noted in 1946 after six years of observing his fellow British &#8220;Progressives&#8221; being all over the place on who they thought would win World War II, “Power-worship blurs political judgment because it leads, almost unavoidably, to the belief that present trends will continue. Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.”]]>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:24:52 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/09/07/its-like-the-death-of-equities-n249983