https://pjmedia.com/spengler/2012/02/27/thank-heaven-for-little-ghouls/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 09:28:19 -0400<![CDATA[Really interesting wars, Cardinal Richelieu informs me in a dream-sequence recounted in this morning&#8217;s &#8220;Spengler&#8221; essay at Asia Times Online, because they kill off the fathers, and then the sons. Richelieu presided over what we call the Thirty Years&#8217; War (1618-1648), which reduced the population of Central Europe by about two-fifths, although there have been numerous others, including the Peloponnesian War and 1914 to 1945. Richelieu &#8221; looked rather like the portrait by Phillipe de Champaigne, but sounded like Maurice Chevalier.&#8221;&#8216;]]>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:03:26 -0500<![CDATA[David P. Goldman]]>https://pjmedia.com/david-p-goldman/2012/02/27/thank-heaven-for-little-ghouls-n130743