https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2011/08/26/monstrous-vermin/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 18:15:13 -0400<![CDATA[What if one day you woke up to find that everything you&#8217;d been doing for years was illegal? Sorry, wrong novel. The one we want isn&#8217;t Metamorphosis, but Franz Kafka&#8217;s other work, The Castle, where the narrator fails to discover to the last what he had to do to receive approval from the Castle&#8217;s bureaucrats. The protagonist K, deals with men whose powers are indefinite and who prohibit things for reasons that are never explained. Possibly they don&#8217;t know the reasons themselves. The same sort of mystery surrounds the raid of the Gibson guitar factory. The Department of Justice wants to shut them down for a reason. Is it really sane to ask &#8216;why&#8217;?]]>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:42:11 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2011/08/26/monstrous-vermin-n190897