Liberals want to live downtown. All over America - in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Georgetown - there are crowds of liberals living in the gritty, ugly, dirty neighborhoods sensible people are trying to flee. P. J. O'Rourke americachicagocrowd share on social
Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such an excellent banjo player that you almost don't wish you had a pair of wire cutters. P. J. O'Rourke banjocheerfulcutter share on social
There is a simple rule here, a rule of legislation, a rule of business, a rule of life: beyond a certain point, complexity is fraud. You can apply that rule to left-wing social programs, but you can also apply that rule to credit derivatives, hedge funds, all the rest of it. P. J. O'Rourke applybusinesscomplexity share on social
Until I carried my wife off to New Hampshire, she defined wilderness as the Bronx. P. J. O'Rourke bronxcarrydefine Change image and share on social
Ideology, politics and journalism, which luxuriate in failure, are impotent in the face of hope and joy. P. J. O'Rourke facefailurehope Change image and share on social
Death is so important that God visited death upon his own son, thereby helping us learn right from wrong well enough that we may escape death forever and live eternally in God's grace. P. J. O'Rourke deathescapeeternally Change image and share on social
Head lice have their own animal-rights group, or may as well. The National Pediculosis Association doesn't exactly advocate letting lice live with dignity, but it does oppose pediculicidal treatments. P. J. O'Rourke advocateanimalassociation Change image and share on social
People say free trade causes dislocation. In actual fact, it's the lowering of trade barriers that causes the dislocation. P. J. O'Rourke actualbarrierdislocation Change image and share on social
The perpetuation of slavery, the exile and extermination of American Indians, and the passage of Jim Crow laws weren't carried out at the bidding of a few malefactors of great wealth. P. J. O'Rourke americanbidcarry Change image and share on social
Are you a Democrat because you're a union member? Then why, after eight years of Bill Clinton, does some Chinese guy in Guangdong province have your job? P. J. O'Rourke billchineseclinton Change image and share on social
