“Sucking the fun out of life has always been an important component of politics.” — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“It is astonishing that Donald Trump managed to eke out a victory over Donald Trump at the polls. It is amazing how… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“And, Donald, the end of your necktie belongs up around your belt buckle, not between your knees and your nuts. Trump’s haircut… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“There was a terrible outbreak of “mansplaining” on the campaign trail—all of it done by a woman. Hillary Clinton was the person… — 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… — 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,… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Only a little more than a quarter of eligible voters cast ballots in Democratic or Republican primaries and caucuses. More than half… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“And yet the debate was highly informative—if you turned the sound off. The event was broadcast with a split screen so that… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Trump’s grandfather, a German immigrant, changed the family name from Drumpf to Trump.” — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“I endorse Hillary Clinton for president. She is the second-worst thing that could happen to America. Dorothy and Toto’s house fell on… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“I was talking to syndicated newspaper columnist and Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer just after Clinton’s final e-mail scandal broke. I said,… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“When are voters in both political parties going to realize that politics is a two-way street? The politician creates a powerful, huge,… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“People who work in the news media do not watch The Apprentice because of what’s been happening in the news media for… — P.J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
“Clinton was an ancient monument of liberalism. If Washington were Pharaonic Egypt—and sometimes it is—Hillary would be the Sphinx. With the exception… — 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