P. J. O'ROURKE (1947-2022) was an author, journalist, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. After beginning his career writing for the National Lampoon, O'Rourke went on to serve as foreign affairs desk chief for Rolling Stone where he reported from far-flung places. Later he wrote for a number of publications, including The Atlantic, the Daily Beast, the Wall Street Journal and the Weekly Standard, and was a longtime panelist on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me.

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• Part I: America and Americans Part II: Good Clean Fun Part III: Around the World Part IV: Real Life Part V: Media and Messages Part VI: My Generation (Baby Boomers)

P. J. O'ROURKE (1947-2022) was an author, journalist, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. After beginning his career writing for the National Lampoon, O'Rourke went on to serve as foreign affairs desk chief for Rolling Stone where he reported from far-flung places. Later he wrote for a number of publications, including The Atlantic, the Daily Beast, the Wall Street Journal and the Weekly Standard, and was a longtime panelist on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me.

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• Part I: America and Americans Part II: Good Clean Fun Part III: Around the World Part IV: Real Life Part V: Media and Messages Part VI: My Generation (Baby Boomers)

P. J. O'ROURKE (1947-2022) was an author, journalist, and political satirist who wrote twenty-two books on subjects as diverse as politics and cars and etiquette and economics. Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance both reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. After beginning his career writing for the National Lampoon, O'Rourke went on to serve as foreign affairs desk chief for Rolling Stone where he reported from far-flung places. Later he wrote for a number of publications, including The Atlantic, the Daily Beast, the Wall Street Journal and the Weekly Standard, and was a longtime panelist on NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me.

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• Part I: America and Americans Part II: Good Clean Fun Part III: Around the World Part IV: Real Life Part V: Media and Messages Part VI: My Generation (Baby Boomers)