https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/01/29/visions-of-glory/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 12:10:20 -0400<![CDATA[Joel Kotkin writes in the Washington Post that DC has finally become the capital of the world; that the &#8220;imperial Presidency&#8221; has stopped becoming a figure of speech and has now become literal reality. The current economic crisis has given DC the excuse to call the shots, not only in rival domestic centers of power, but in foreign capitals now beset by collapse. It&#8217;s growth in power has been evergreen: the one place on earth that prospers both in good times and in bad. But especially in bad.]]>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:48:04 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/01/29/visions-of-glory-n187154