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September 2020

The Joy of Rioting

WHY WARRING FOR PEACE NEVER WORKS By P.J. O’Rourke I feel angry at the violent chaos, sorry for the owners of destroyed businesses and property, worried about the well-being of innocents caught in mob turmoil, sympathy for besieged law enforcement...

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September 2020

Trump’s 2nd Term Agenda

Letter from the Editor: Editor in Chief P.J. O’Rourke When it comes to choosing between presidential campaign platforms, what should be a matter of principle can turn into a matter of taste… How do you like your lies prepared and served? Oops...

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August 2020

Joe Biden’s 564 pages of empty promises

Letter from the Editor: Editor in Chief P.J. O’Rourke Now I’ll tell you what you’re thanking me for… I just read Joe Biden’s presidential campaign platform so you don’t have to. If you’re thinking, “Thanks anyway, but I’ll read it for myself,”...

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July 2020

Things I Say to Drive My ‘Woke’ Kids Nuts

By P.J. O’Rourke My three children, ranging in age from teens to early 20s, are (of course) “woke.” That is, they are strongly opposed to oppression, persecution, discrimination, prejudice, inequality, unfairness, and all bad things. Not that...

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July 2020

Why Mass Movements Make a Mess

Eric Hoffer, the Dockyard Philosopher Letter from the Editor: Editor in Chief P.J. O’Rourke Mass movements seem to be massing up these days, with protesters pulling down statues here and rally-goers pulling off face masks there… and demagogues...

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June 2020

Killing Time, Part II

Boredom continues at the O’Rourke home By P.J. O’Rourke Three months into the coronavirus pandemic and everything is beginning to return to… the new abnormal. (Note for language geeks: “Pan” was the name of a Greek god who...

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June 2020

Ignore the Signal – Listen to the Noise

Letter from the Editor: Editor in Chief P.J. O’Rourke The protests all across America are obvious, but what’s most obvious about them is not what’s most important… The message is more fundamental than the mess. The vandalism and the looting...

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May 2020

Mr Mom

By P.J. O’Rourke As any feminist will tell you, it’s an old joke that men remain useless when it comes to housework, childcare, and daily meal preparation. Like most old jokes, it’s not funny. I know because I am that old joke. My wife was...

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May 2020

Deep Thoughts About the Coronavirus Pandemic

Letter from the Editor: Editor in Chief P.J. O’Rourke A friend of mine said, This is like being 16 again – gas is cheap, and I’m grounded. Two months into the coronavirus pandemic, I remain confused and perplexed. I’d say “I’m lost,” but that...

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April 2020

Killing Time

Boredom at the O’Rourke home By P.J. O’Rourke Oops… My title for this essay came out looking a little more ominous than I intended. Sorry. But you know what I mean. The mortality rate of COVID-19 is no laughing matter, but after a...

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