https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/02/05/lets-make-a-deal/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 01:41:37 -0400<![CDATA[&#8220;Give him the woiks!&#8221; This staple of 1930s gangster movie dialogue comes to mind when reading a NewsAlert comment on a story about Patrick Fitzgeralds reopening a case of systematic torture by South Side detectives in the 1980s to obtain confessions. Why is Patrick Fitzgerald intersted in ancient history? Because Richard Daley is part of it. A Huffington Post piece of a few months back noted:]]>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:11:50 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/02/05/lets-make-a-deal-n187213