https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2011/10/24/the-arab-spring-good-and-hard/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 12:46:36 -0400<![CDATA[As H.L. Mencken wrote right around the time that Woodrow Wilson started giving America its first taste of liberal fascism in the 20th century, &#8220;Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.&#8221;]]>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:47:32 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2011/10/24/the-arab-spring-good-and-hard-n254786