https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2008/03/14/china-and-tibet-will-athletes-desert-the-olympics/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-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 13:31:52 -0400<![CDATA[Watching the coverage of the Beijing smog, which makes LA look like Lapland, on cable news in the run-up to the Olympics, I kept wondering how the athletes could want to compete in this stuff. Now I wonder if they will:]]>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:20:52 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2008/03/14/china-and-tibet-will-athletes-desert-the-olympics-n215380