Space has always been confusing to politics. P. J. O'Rourke confusepoliticspace Change image and share on social
One of the enduring problems with certain societies in the world - and this is certainly true of a lot of places in the Middle East - is that the capacity for self-governance and self-organizing just isn't there. It has to do with history. P. J. O'Rourke capacityeastendure share on social
Conservatives really don't believe in politics as the primary instrument of getting along in life and therefore don't tend to put their energy into it a way people left of center do. P. J. O'Rourke centerconservativeenergy Change image and share on social
If we heard that somebody starved to death in Sweden or Switzerland, we would be shocked. P. J. O'Rourke deathhearshock Change image and share on social
Kuwait City is not gorgeous, actually, but it's got a kind of Epcot Center thing going for it. It's not pretty. But it's striking, I'll give it that. It's not as over-the-top as Abu Dhabi or Dubai. But nearly. P. J. O'Rourke abucentercity share on social
Democrats hate stay-at-home spouses, no matter what gender or gender preference. P. J. O'Rourke democratgenderhate Change image and share on social
Of course, no one wants to ban the vote. Voting should remain available for sporting and recreational purposes. But certain types of votes clearly should be curtailed - 'assault votes,' for example, in which the only purpose of the vote is to harm others. P. J. O'Rourke assaultbancurtail share on social
If you think health care is expensive now, just wait 'til it's free. P. J. O'Rourke careexpensivefree Change image and share on social
Our earliest evidence of government, in the ruins of Babylon and Egypt, shows nothing but ziggurats and pyramids of wasted taxpayer money, the TARP funds and shovel-ready stimulus programs of their day. P. J. O'Rourke babylondayearly share on social
Preachers at black churches are the last people left in the English-speaking world who know the schemes and tropes of classical rhetoric: parallelism, antithesis, epistrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, periphrasis, litotes - the whole bag of tricks. P. J. O'Rourke antithesisbagblack share on social
