Supposedly, summer vacation happens because that's when the kids are home from school, although having the kids home from school is no vacation. And supposedly the kids are home from school because of some vestigial throwback to our agricultural past. P. J. O'Rourke agriculturalhomekid share on social
We've come into the world of '1984,' but it turns out to be '1984'-Lite. P. J. O'Rourke haveliteturn Change image and share on social
We did not become libertarians because we are altruists. P. J. O'Rourke altruistlibertarian Change image and share on social
You're not a baby boomer if you don't have a visceral recollection of a Kennedy and a King assassination, a Beatles breakup, a U.S. defeat in Vietnam, and a Watergate. P. J. O'Rourke assassinationbabybeatles Change image and share on social
Banning paper and plastic and making shoppers carry their groceries home in their mouths like dogs is just the thing to make a little tin humanist in the Obama West Wing think he's admiral of the Uzbek Navy. P. J. O'Rourke admiralbancarry share on social
The U.S. tax code was written by A students. Every April 15, we have to pay somebody who got an A in accounting to keep ourselves from being sent to jail. P. J. O'Rourke accountaprilcode Change image and share on social
The Afghans themselves say that if you put two Afghans in a room, you get three factions. P. J. O'Rourke afghanfactionput Change image and share on social
What would annoy the most people most often? That is the true left-wing test of government intervention. P. J. O'Rourke annoygovernmentintervention Change image and share on social
A U.S. dollar is an IOU from the Federal Reserve Bank. It's a promissory note that doesn't actually promise anything. It's not backed by gold or silver. P. J. O'Rourke backbankdollar Change image and share on social
