https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2006/07/18/hammer-and-anvil/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 02:11:45 -0400<![CDATA[Not too long ago, Jonah Goldberg at NRO and Kevin Drum had a brief squabble over &#8216;unsolvable problems.&#8217; I&#8217;m paraphrasing recklessly here, but Drum&#8217;s position was basically that the Left has a morally and practically superior position over the Right because the Left doesn&#8217;t believe that problems are unsolvable, while the Right will metaphorically throw up its hand and not try to fix things it perceives as permanently unfixable. Goldberg responded that liberals unrealistically expect the &#8220;next&#8221; government program or initiative to fix problems that just don&#8217;t have reasonable real-world solutions.]]>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:19:04 -0400<![CDATA[Will Collier]]>https://pjmedia.com/will-collier/2006/07/18/hammer-and-anvil-n227587