https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/11/12/do-you-really-want-to-know/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 02:13:56 -0400<![CDATA[Theodore Dalyrymple has a wonderful article on whether doctors should give terminally sick patients the brutal prognosis or whether they should soften the sentence by giving them more hope than they can reasonably expect. Most of the commenenters on the article&#8217;s site clearly said they wanted to know the truth &#8212; however unpleasant &#8212; when their time came.]]>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:18:47 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2012/11/12/do-you-really-want-to-know-n192197