https://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2013/02/05/flushing-new-york/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 01:16:45 -0400<![CDATA[In her 1964 book, The Virtue of Selfishness, Ayn Rand famously wrote, &#8220;Temples and palaces are the only monuments left of mankind’s early civilizations. They were created by the same means and at the same price—a price not justified by the fact that primitive peoples undoubtedly believed, while dying of starvation and exhaustion, that the “prestige” of their tribe, their rulers or their gods was of value to them somehow:&#8221;]]>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:38:15 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Driscoll]]>https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2013/02/05/flushing-new-york-n256538