American Consequences

P. J. O’Rourke

January 2019

The Real Meaning of Trade

Letter from the Editor: Editor in Chief P.J. O’Rourke It’s “International Trade” that gets all the headlines. We think, in our imaginations, that we could do without it – drive Buicks, use old Motorola flip phones, and own one T-shirt made in...

December 2018

Useless Christmas Trivia

That You May Find Pretty Useful By P.J. O’Rourke You’re having a great big old-fashioned family Christmas dinner? Good luck with that. I know the crowd. There’s Uncle Louie in a MAGA hat and “I’m With Her” Aunt Edna and their son “Feel the Bern” Lou...

December 2018

Santa-Tation

Out Clutter! Out Jumble! Out Smelly Old Trunks! On Clean-Up! On Sweep-Out! Away With the Junk! What if Santa Came for Grown-Ups? By P.J. O’Rourke Well, for one thing, he wouldn’t land on the roof! Do you know what roofs cost? We had ours re-shingled...

December 2018

My Christmas Wish

Letter from the Editor: Editor in Chief P.J. O’Rourke Of course, what we’re supposed to wish for is “Peace on earth, good will to men.” But that’s asking a lot. Requesting a footprint of the American chicken          flipping-the-bird+1 absolute end...

November 2018

Economic Collapse

What would I do in case of COMPLETE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE? UMM… Write something about it? By P.J. O’Rourke Maybe it’s a sign of the age we live in. I used to daydream about enormous wealth – champagne and caviar. Now I find myself daydreaming...

October 2018

What Do Progressives Really Want?

By P.J. O’Rourke It seems clear from the headlines that America’s political “Progressives” are making gains… A Wave of Progressive Candidates Could Reshape the Democratic Party The Atlantic, August 9, 2018 Inside the Progressive Movement...

October 2018

Why Kids R Commies

Letter from the Editor: Editor in Chief P.J. O’Rourke Today, America’s young people are stumbling to the left. The pundits say so… “Why Millennials Are Drawn to Socialism” Chicago Tribune May 19, 2018 “This Is Why Millennials Favor Socialism”...