https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2012/02/27/wards-and-warders/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 04:59:09 -0400<![CDATA[On February 11,  The New York Times ran a long, front-page story titled &#8220;Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It.&#8221; It was — and I say this in full cognizance of the fierce competition there is in this arena — one of the most mendacious stories I have ever read in the Times. Even the title had a dollop of mendacity about it.  The burden of the story was to show that many (most? all?) people who criticize big government and the welfare state are hypocrites because so many of them are recipients, in one way or another, of government largess.]]>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:52:21 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2012/02/27/wards-and-warders-n116763