https://pjmedia.com/ejectejecteject/2003/02/23/confidence/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 07:45:18 -0400<![CDATA[One night, I was sitting in a nightclub &#8216; maybe the first or second time I&#8217;d ever done so. I was just a puppy &#8216; eighteen, I think, for we could drink in those days. Anyway, it was a strange room: mostly concentric circles of dark tables arranged around a center, but the center wasn&#8217;t a dance floor &#8216; that was off to the side. The middle of the room was just much better lit &#8216; almost like an auto showroom.]]>Sun, 23 Feb 2003 23:39:04 -0500<![CDATA[Leon de Winter]]>https://pjmedia.com/leon-de-winter/2003/02/23/confidence-n179243