https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2010/07/01/and-justice-for-all/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 17:41:52 -0400<![CDATA[The salient thing about J. Christian Adams&#8216;s accusation that the Obama administration deliberately let off the New Black Panther Party after it engaged in voter intimidation is that, if true, it constitutes a pure exercise in the abuse of power. The other wrongs it represents &#8212; the perversion of the electoral process, the violation of civil rights &#8212; are secondary. The most serious allegation in the whole affair is that the certain officials countenanced a crime because they wanted to. The most concentrated expression of tyranny is malice in the service of caprice.]]>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:09:07 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2010/07/01/and-justice-for-all-n189871