Neither liberal nor conservative politicians can resist the temptation to stand as mighty sequoias of rectitude amid the lowly underbrush of fundraising. P. J. O'Rourke amidconservativefundraise Change image and share on social
When I board an airplane these days, all the middle-aged men are dressed like me - when I was an 8-year-old. They're in shorts and T-shirts. And it's not just on airplanes. It's in business offices, teachers' lounges, and churches. P. J. O'Rourke ageairplaneboard share on social
If there are three words that need to be used more in American journalism, commentary, politics, personal life... it's the magic words 'I don't know.' P. J. O'Rourke americancommentaryjournalism Change image and share on social
College professors used to be badly paid and worth it. Colleges used to be modest institutions; they should go back to being modest institutions. P. J. O'Rourke backbadlycollege Change image and share on social
I think the Baby Boom does have a tendency to get its nose in everything. The Greatest Generation had a better tendency to leave people alone. Of course, they also had a better tendency to hate everybody's guts. P. J. O'Rourke babyboomgeneration share on social
More modern poetry is written than read. P. J. O'Rourke modernpoetryread Change image and share on social
Fall of the Berlin wall? Being there was fun. Nations that flaked off of the Soviet Union in southeastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus? Being there was not so fun. P. J. O'Rourke asiaberlincaucasus Change image and share on social
Accuse a person of breaking all Ten Commandments, and you've written the promo blurb for the dust cover of his tell-all memoir. P. J. O'Rourke accuseblurbbreak 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
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
