https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2013/03/01/the-lost-boys/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 01:26:05 -0400<![CDATA[The situation facing Europe&#8217;s old and young illustrate the difficulties of a welfare state in collapse.  First the old. Britain&#8217;s establishment has been wracked not only by the pedophilia scandal at the BBC but by scandalous performance of the the National Health Service. The NHS, which its creators boasted would be the &#8216;envy of the world&#8217;, has been found to have been responsible for up to 40,000 preventable deaths under the helm of Sir David Nicholson, a former member of the Communist Party of Britain. &#8220;He was no ordinary revolutionary. He was on the hardline, so-called ‘Tankie’ wing of the party which backed the Kremlin using military action to crush dissident uprisings&#8221; &#8212; before he acquired a taste for young wives, first class travel and honors.]]>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:22:46 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2013/03/01/the-lost-boys-n192474