I like Michael Moore, but I think of him more as a rabble-rouser. On his TV show, when he went to the home of the guy who invented the car alarm and set off all the car alarms on the block... pretty funny. P. J. O'Rourke alarmblockcar share on social
There are plenty of problems in the world, and doubtless climate change - or whatever the currently voguish phrase for it all is - certainly is one of them. But it's low on my list. P. J. O'Rourke changeclimatedoubtless Change image and share on social
They are just really stupid people in Hollywood. You write them a script, and they say they love it, they absolutely love it. Then they say, 'But doesn't it need a small dog, and an Eskimo, and shouldn't it be set in New Guinea?' And you say, 'But it is a sophisticated romantic comedy set in Paris.' P. J. O'Rourke absolutelycomedydog share on social
The anti-individualist enemies that Ayn Rand battled are still the enemy, but they've shifted their line of attack. Political collectivists are no longer much interested in taking things away from the wealthy and creative. P. J. O'Rourke antiattackayn share on social
The number of American presidential candidates varies with the sunspot cycle and the phases of the moon. P. J. O'Rourke americancandidatecycle Change image and share on social
Each child is biologically required to have a mother. Fatherhood is a well-regarded theory, but motherhood is a fact. P. J. O'Rourke biologicallychildfact 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
Excessive speed and quantity are, like chattiness and digression, besetting sins of cyber-assisted authorship. P. J. O'Rourke assistauthorshipbeset Change image and share on social
Computers seem a little too adaptively flexible, like the strange natives, odd societies, and head cases we study in the social sciences. There's more opposable thumb in the digital world than I care for; it's awfully close to human. P. J. O'Rourke adaptivelycarecase share on social
Our regulatory bodies strive to create honest dealings, fair trades, and a situation in which no one has an advantage over anyone else. But human beings aren't honest. And all trades are made because one person thinks he's getting the better of the other, and the other person thinks the same. P. J. O'Rourke advantagebeingbody share on social