A penny will not buy a penny postcard or a penny whistle or a single piece of penny candy. It will not even, if you're managing the U.S. Mint, buy a penny. P. J. O'Rourke buycandymanage Change image and share on social
People say, 'Oh, politics is so polarized today,' and I'm thinking... '1861, that was polarized.' P. J. O'Rourke peoplepolarizepolitic Change image and share on social
There isn't much room for an outsider point of view in print any more. P. J. O'Rourke outsiderpointprint Change image and share on social
If I were a congressman who had voted for the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, I'd claim it was forced on our country by a sinister international organization. P. J. O'Rourke actamericanclaim Change image and 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
Explosion of positive rights started in 1932 with the election of Roosevelt. P. J. O'Rourke electionexplosionpositive Change image and share on social
The one thing that's terrible about traveling for fun is writing about it. P. J. O'Rourke funterriblething Change image and share on social
I was never a Democrat. I went from Republican to Maoist and then back again. P. J. O'Rourke backdemocratmaoist Change image and share on social
You're never going to read 'The Wealth of Nations,' and you shouldn't, really. It's 900 pages. P. J. O'Rourke nationpageread Change image and share on social
America is not a wily, sneaky nation. We don't think that way. We don't think much at all, thank God. P. J. O'Rourke americagodnation Change image and share on social
