https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2010/08/07/peggy-noonan-and-the-american-spirit/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 11:06:24 -0400<![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading Peggy Noonan’s latest, and it grieves me to find that I&#8217;m not convinced. I’m crazy about Peggy, and I have learned a lot from her, but it turns out that we actually live in different universes, and we believe very different things about America. Nothing very surprising there, you will say, and yet there were two themes in Peggy’s weekend ruminations that surprised ME.  A lot.]]>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:42:25 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2010/08/07/peggy-noonan-and-the-american-spirit-n186966