https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2011/09/20/bayes-and-nice-people/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 06:06:01 -0400<![CDATA[What pundits should fear most about getting things wrong isn&#8217;t the scorn and gloating that other writers will pour on them after their error has been revealed. Its the consequences. Marty Peretz of the New Republic, who was sympathetic to Barack Obama in 2008, now writes that Obama’s Middle East Is in Tatters, Utter Tatters. That is the title of his article, by the way. What follows is, if anything, more savage:]]>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:40:55 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2011/09/20/bayes-and-nice-people-n190965