https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/01/05/silver-lining/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-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 20:57:45 -0400<![CDATA[In a deepening crisis many things will get steadily worse, but counter-intuitively some things will get unexpectedly better. Historical discontinuities not only marks ends, but also beginnings. The trick to riding the wave is figuring out what things are going up and what things are going down. The list of things going down includes the EU, big government and the societies of the Middle East.]]>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:23:32 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/01/05/silver-lining-n191324