The laws of the marketplace are physical laws, and they don't become suspended in a crisis any more than the law of gravity does. P. J. O'Rourke crisisgravitylaw Change image and share on social
When you're a war correspondent, the reader is for you because the reader is saying, 'Gee, I wouldn't want to be doing that.' They're on your side. P. J. O'Rourke correspondentgeereader Change image and share on social
Now, do I think the baby boomers tend to be self-absorbed? I do. P. J. O'Rourke absorbbabyboomer Change image and share on social
The whole melodrama of the Middle East would be improved if amnesia were as common here as it is in melodramatic plots. P. J. O'Rourke amnesiacommoneast Change image and share on social
Catchphrases flourish in contemporary American English. P. J. O'Rourke americancatchphrasecontemporary Change image and share on social
Any terrorism is an attack on libertarian values. P. J. O'Rourke attacklibertarianterrorism Change image and share on social
Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt. P. J. O'Rourke electionexplosionpositive Change image and share on social
The Nobel Peace Prize has always been a joke - albeit a grim one. Alfred Bernhard Nobel famously invented dynamite and felt sorry about it. P. J. O'Rourke albeitalfredbernhard Change image and share on social
The importance of local governance may not be obvious to an America accustomed to treating city and state downfalls with doses of federal comeuppance. Sometimes there's a reason for that - the Civil War. More often, all reasoning seems absent - No Child Left Behind. P. J. O'Rourke absentaccustomamerica share on social
