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P. J. O’Rourke

articles/2016/05/11/p-j-o-rourke-i-m-endorsing-hillary-clinton-the-devil-we-know/160510-orourke-clinton-endorsement-tease_vh8moc
AMERICAN MADNESS

I’m Endorsing Clinton, the Devil We Know

Sure, Hillary is the crone in crony capitalism. But Donald…

P. J. O’Rourke

articles/2016/02/06/even-stoned-and-16-i-couldn-t-have-imagined-this-dystopian-election/160205-orourke-time-tease_p4rtws
Before It’s Too Late…

2016: Where My ’60s Dreams Went To Die

Hello, 1968 me? Yeah, it’s 2016 me calling. Listen, I need you to do something. No, not for me. For your country.

P. J. O’Rourke

MARGIN OF TERROR

Hey, Hipsters: Please Save Us From Cruz

If you goddamn millennials get off P.J. O'Rourke’s lawn and into a voting booth, we could actually have a decent president.

P. J. O’Rourke

GRIN AND BEAR IT

The Half-Hearted Case for Rubio

P.J. O’Rourke tries to figure out why he should support the best of the Republican lot.

P. J. O’Rourke

articles/2015/11/14/p-j-s-guide-to-talking-like-a-pundit/151113-orourke-pundits-tease_mswhix
DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME

P.J.’s Guide to Talking Like A Pundit

P.J. O’Rourke introduces you to the wonderful world of a profession that literally anyone can do.

P. J. O’Rourke

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THE RUNNING DEAD

These Candidates Are Eating Our Brains

Sure, they’re not sexy, and they’re not fun, but kids looking for a cheap and sort of scary costume can go as any number of also-rans this Halloween.

P. J. O’Rourke

articles/2015/09/28/i-stalked-the-pope-in-philadelphia/150927-orourke-pope-francis-tease_d7rrzl
HOLY HELL

Thank God the Pope Is Gone

P.J. O’Rourke goes on a pilgrimage to see Pope Francis and tries to figure out what all the fuss is about.

P. J. O’Rourke

articles/2015/09/19/it-s-time-to-pull-the-plug-on-dr-ben-carson-s-campaign/150918-orourke-carson-tease_vd149c
SAVE YOURSELF!

Time to Pull the Plug on Dr. Ben Carson

Ben Carson is brilliant and kind. Therefore, he has no business running for president.

P. J. O’Rourke

articles/2015/09/05/uncle-joe-a-democrat-republicans-can-believe-in/150904-orourke-biden-tease_u9tt0k
SAY IT AIN’T SO, JOE

Biden: A Dem Republicans Can Believe In

There’s no way Joe Biden becomes the Democratic nominee, and P.J. O’Rourke has mixed feelings about that.

P. J. O’Rourke

articles/2015/08/01/the-unbearable-nuttiness-of-mike-huckabee/150731-orourke-huckabee-tease_jtb7aa
SKETCHES IN ACID

The Unbearable Nuttiness of Huckabee

Oh go home, you old fundamentalist fool, before you embarrass the Republicans any more.

P. J. O’Rourke

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