https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2011/09/13/endgame-for-egypt/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 22:03:41 -0400<![CDATA[Robert Musil&#8217;s Der Mann Ohne Eigenschaften (&#8220;The Man Without Qualities&#8221;), one of the great novels of the past century, is a portrait of the Austrian elite early in 1914. The readers know that their silly world will come to a terrible end a few months later with the outbreak of war, but the protagonists do not. Musil published a first volume and spent the rest of his life trying to write a second, without success, for it is the sort of story that has no end except for the abyss.]]>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:21:24 -0400<![CDATA[David P. Goldman]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-p-goldman/2011/09/13/endgame-for-egypt-n130524