As a young man, PJ O'Rourke opposed the government as a maker of war and laws against drugs. He covered war and unrest everywhere from El Salvador to the Philippines, while mocking "The Dictatorship of Boredom” back home.
PJ O'Rourke, "Irreverent" US Political Satirist, Dies At 74 : Rashtra News #ORourke #Irreverent #Political #Satirist #Dies US political satirist PJ O'Rourke has died at age 74.Washington: US political satirist PJ O'Rourke, who skewered both Democrats and his fellow Republicans in barbed works including "Republican Party Reptile," has died at age 74, the writer's friends […]
US political satirist PJ O’Rourke, who skewered both Democrats and his fellow Republicans in barbed works including “Republican Party Reptile,” has died at 74, the writer’s friends and employers said on Tuesday. P.J. O’Rourke re-fashioned the irreverence and
The Right writes better than the Left, in the aggregate. That is, if aggregation were something you could get writers to do. Generally speaking, you can’t. They’re not team players. Still, if you corralled enough conservative writers to put together a ballclub, it would be, say, the 1981 Dodgers: Solid, long-lasting infield. Sharp pitching. Good bench. Got the job done. But lacking the individual stars of the Yankees.