There are a number of Americans who shouldn't vote. The number is 57 percent, to judge by the combined total of Clinton and Perot ballots in the 1996 presidential election. P. J. O'Rourke americanballotclinton Change image and share on social
I like fiction and the kind of history that gives the grace and flavor of fiction to the past. No bloviation on current events, please. I can write that junk myself. P. J. O'Rourke bloviationcurrentevent Change image and share on social
Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How'd they get so rich? Because they're free. P. J. O'Rourke countryfinlandfree Change image and share on social
Arguing, in the sense of attempting to convince others, has gone out of fashion with conservatives. P. J. O'Rourke argueattemptconservative Change image and share on social
I spent a lot of time behind the Iron Curtain, and their cars were abysmal. P. J. O'Rourke abysmalcarcurtain Change image and share on social
There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible. P. J. O'Rourke 380slarousalbenz Change image and share on social
All religious believers should be licensed to make sure that they are competent to hold opinions and viewpoints and that they don't believe in just any old thing, such as creationism or a flat tax. P. J. O'Rourke believercompetentcreationism Change image and share on social
Californians devised a system of electricity sales that ignored every dimension of the free market. P. J. O'Rourke californiandevisedimension Change image and share on social
If you spend 72 hours in a place you've never been, talking to people whose language you don't speak about social, political, and economic complexities you don't understand, and you come back as the world's biggest know-it-all, you're a reporter. Either that or you're President Obama. P. J. O'Rourke backbigcomplexity share on social
The most futuristic aspect of the House of the Future was that it was made almost entirely of plastic. P. J. O'Rourke aspectfuturefuturistic Change image and share on social