https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2010/06/27/no-secret-place/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 06:36:20 -0400<![CDATA[Whether the 1959 movie, Invasion of the Bodysnatchers, really referred to the Communist infiltration of America is a subject of debate. But the fear of &#8220;Pod People&#8221;, aliens who take over earth by masquerading as humans, appeals to a primal fear of secret beings among us. And it is this atavism which is partly behind the reaction to the existence of the JournoList posting group, to which Dave Wiegel, the Washington Post reporter covering &#8220;conservatives&#8221; belonged. Weigel had one persona in public and another persona in the Journolist posting group. The question is: what&#8217;s wrong with that?  Politico described Journolist as a facility where &#8220;for the past two years, several hundred left-leaning bloggers, political reporters, magazine writers, policy wonks and academics have talked stories and compared notes in an off-the-record online meeting space.&#8221; Was it:]]>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:00:33 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2010/06/27/no-secret-place-n189862