https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/03/05/magic-bullets/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 08:40:37 -0400<![CDATA[This two year old video of Newt Gingrich illustrates the variance in human institutions. Between what people are capable of, and what other people are not capable of. Since the time the video was made, some members of the public may have come to doubt that the &#8220;world that works&#8221; is all it is cracked up to be. The world may not be as simple as Newt describes it. But that doesn&#8217;t change his essential point: which is that huge gaps in performance can exist between institutions made up of the same technological and human raw material. It is the culture between them that matters.]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:29:07 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/03/05/magic-bullets-n187380