https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/09/14/of-juan-martin-del-potro-and-norman-podhoretz/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-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 08:52:35 -0400<![CDATA[It&#8217;s clearly true that if there&#8217;s anything worse than drinking and driving it&#8217;s texting and driving. And worse than that may be downloading an iPhone app while driving. But that&#8217;s what I did this evening while chugging North on the 405 to the Skirball Cultural Center to hear a talk by Norman Podhoretz. Tennis nut that I am, I just had to know who was ahead in the US Open final between Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro. Having seen del Potro dismantle a wounded Rafa Nadal the previous day, I suspected that King Roger was going to have his hands full with the twenty-year old Argentinian.]]>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:38:29 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/09/14/of-juan-martin-del-potro-and-norman-podhoretz-n217545