https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2011/10/17/welcome-back-my-friends-to-the-malaise-that-never-ends/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 07:37:57 -0400<![CDATA[As Steve Hayward wrote in volume one of The Age of Reagan, in 1964, America was at the apogee of post-war optimism:]]>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:46:46 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2011/10/17/welcome-back-my-friends-to-the-malaise-that-never-ends-n254761