Wealth brings great benefits to the world. Rich people are heros. P. J. O'Rourke benefitbringgreat 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
Tom DeLay may or may not have broken campaign finance laws, but he did his best to look like he was breaking them. P. J. O'Rourke breakcampaigndelay 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
The great apologist has to have lived large and wild. If he's going to kiss the world's boo-boos and make up, he'd better plant some bruises first. A master apologizer has to be a Lord Byron, a Rick in Casablanca, a Lee Atwater, anyway. P. J. O'Rourke apologistapologizeratwater share on social
I grew up going to public school, and they were huge public schools. I went to a school that had 3,200 kids, and I had grade school classes with 40-some kids. Discipline was rigid. Most of the learning was rote. It worked. P. J. O'Rourke classdisciplinegrade share on social
The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point. P. J. O'Rourke badeffectpeople Change image and share on social
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. P. J. O'Rourke buycontrollegislation Change image and share on social
If we were to inspect ourselves or members of our family and our friends, we would see that we don't really have to go all the way overseas to be mystified - we can be mystified right at home. P. J. O'Rourke familyfriendhome Change image and share on social
My dad died when I was young; my mom remarried with more haste than sense to a fellow... he wasn't evil or anything, but he was worthless. P. J. O'Rourke daddieevil Change image and share on social
