“What's important about morality in politics is us. We own the chicken farm. We must give our bird-brained, feather-headed politicians morals. Politicians love to think of themselves as "free-range" but they do not have the capacity to hunt or gather… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“We are endowed with a moral capacity that animals, plants, rocks-and many fervent ecologists-lack. We should not be dirty, wasteful or cruel. To do so harms others. That's wrong. Therefore we don't disembowel Bambi like the way coyotes do, we… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Sucking the fun out of life has always been an important component of politics.” — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“A road trip with Richard Nixon would seem like gum surgery on wheels. But Hunter S. Thompson actually went on a road trip with… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Perhaps in that flight of birds . . . the leader was not really a bold spirit trusting to its own initiative and hypnotizing… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Indeed, it costs more. CNN reports that Hillary and Bill collected $153 million in speaking fees between 2001 and 2015. Ken Starr, according to… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“The world’s richest man pulled Microsoft out of his butt. All Bill Gates exploited was a line of 0s and 1s as long as… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“We all know how 'modern democracies take loaves from the wealthy.' It's the slipups in the 'pass them out to the poor' department that… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“The Affordable Health Care for Americans Act, passed by the House of Representatives on November 7, 2009, was 1,990 pages long. You could stand… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“We common folk may not be able to match Trump’s piggy bank, but even the most high-minded and charitable among us can match his… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“If Melania had come out and said, “According to my husband, I should be very pretty to get what I want in life,” that… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Instead of cathedrals, mosques and ancient temples, we have duty-free shops—at their best in Kuwait. I never knew there was so much stuff I… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“And if there’s a libertarian moment in the future it won’t be while moderates are in charge. Because there are three basic tenets to… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“We got over feminism, too. At least women did, as soon as they were hired for those high-prestige jobs that only men used to… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
