https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2009/09/30/two-cold-war-authors-implode-defending-polanski/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 02:41:33 -0400<![CDATA[As we&#8217;ve been documenting here since Sunday, &#8220;Hollywood Self-Implodes over Polanski&#8221; as Roger L. Simon describes in his latest post. Of course, one doesn&#8217;t expect any sense of conventional morality from Tinseltown. But two previously well-respected authors who established their reps as moderate or (more or less ) conservative figures coming to grips with the Cold War have done a fair amount of damage to their reputations &#8212; at least for the moment &#8212; by attempting to defend Roman Polanski.]]>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:49:14 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/09/30/two-cold-war-authors-implode-defending-polanski-n250172