https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/05/25/the-zinger-not-the-zong/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 07:24:49 -0400<![CDATA[Today&#8217;s European disaster news has been dominated by reports that Catalonia, Spain&#8217;s &#8220;richest province&#8221; has 13 billion Euro in debts it can&#8217;t pay. The head of its autonomous government, Catalan President Artur Mas, says &#8220;we don&#8217;t care how they do it, but we need to make payments at the end of the month. Your economy can&#8217;t recover if you can&#8217;t pay your bills.&#8221; One is tempted to reply &#8216;who gives a damn?&#8217; No Mas, Artur.]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:34:10 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/05/25/the-zinger-not-the-zong-n191684