https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2013/01/22/in-fraud-we-trust/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 00:28:07 -0400<![CDATA[Only hours after Leo Linbeck III described the ruling elite&#8217;s infatuation with Rosseau&#8217;s volonté générale &#8212; &#8220;the will of the political organism, an entity with a life of its own quite apart from that of the individual members of which it is built&#8221;, President Obama unwittingly commented on it by making the collective the new cornerstone of American freedom. He said in a recent speech that our freedoms are defined only within the context of the state.]]>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:16:13 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2013/01/22/in-fraud-we-trust-n192385