https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2012/09/15/is-this-a-first/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 23:31:15 -0400<![CDATA[When the motor of history gets revved up (as it surely is now), it becomes more than commonly difficult to discriminate between the mere static of events rubbing against one another and that appoggiatura that announces the main theme of the moment.  You’d have to be pretty thick not to sense that something big is happening in the world. Just yesterday, the Evening Standard published a column of mine in which I reprised James Carville’s famous taunt, “It’s the economy, stupid.”]]>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 11:06:55 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2012/09/15/is-this-a-first-n117055