Apparently, PJ O’Rourke has passed on. A very funny writer in his early work who would make sacred cows into hamburgers. Sadly his interesting youthful rebellion saw him become successively Neocon and then scold, becoming the Boomer he had deplored. A lesson for all. May he RIP.
Even if they have the wrong PJ O'Rourke, that is my judgment on the man's work. RIP or otherwise to his family.
PJ O’Rourke’s best work is debatable but his “Ferrari refutes the decline of the West” genre was hilarious …somehow this guy went from lampooning people like Hillary to supporting Hillary when Trump in all his insanely funny poasting ways was the next stage of PJ’s politics
A lesson to young conservative writers to never seek the respect of Boomers etc who have just screwed everything up - it was sad when PJ did it and will be serious cringe if you do it.
Suspect that “Republican Party Reptile” had more influence on conservative politics (good and bad) than all the stuffed shirt George Willism of the last century or so. More interesting question is why the Left of politics never produced anyone nearly as funny in his prime
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