P.J. O’Rourke

My wife and I both come from Irish families. There are two kinds of Irish families: the hitting kind and…

All religions must be made child-proof. Our teachers’ unions have done good work in this field, K through 12. Delaying…

Government proposes, bureaucracy disposes. And the bureaucracy must dispose of government proposals by dumping them on us. P. J. O’Rourke

All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done. P. J. O’Rourke

Being a humorist is not a voluntary thing. You can tell this because in a situation where saying a funny…

Satire doesn’t effect change. P. J. O’Rourke

Positive rights are the right to shelter, the right to education, the right to health care, the right to a…

Politics are for foreigners with their endless wrongs and paltry rights. Politics are a lousy way to get things done.…

You don’t despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can. P. J. O’Rourke

I like making things. I have a wood shop at home. I am a terrible carpenter but I love doing…