https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/11/01/false-transparency-we-know-more-about-the-obamas-marriage-than-we-do-about-healthcare/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 08:17:19 -0400<![CDATA[The cover story of this week&#8217;s New York Times Magazine is a lengthy piece entitled The Obamas&#8217; Marriage that could come straight from the pages of People. I didn&#8217;t make it through, not because I was angry with its fawning hortatory tone (no surprise there), but because I got bored. I&#8217;m not very interested in the etiology of the Obamas anymore, particularly bowdlerized versions in the Times. I&#8217;ve given up hope of ever finding out what young Barack actually did at Occidental and Columbia or even reading a snippet of what he wrote, if anything, for the Harvard Law Review.]]>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:57:51 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/11/01/false-transparency-we-know-more-about-the-obamas-marriage-than-we-do-about-healthcare-n217595