P.J. O’Rourke speaks at Acton’s 2013 Anniversary Dinner

<p>With more than a million words of trenchant journalism under his byline and more citations in <em>The Penguin Dictionary of Humorous Quotations</em> than any writer then alive, P.J. O’Rourke had established himself as America’s premier political satirist. Both <em>TIME </em>and <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> labeled him “the funniest writer in America.”</p><p> </p><p>In this episode, O'Rourke delivers remarks on the current state of American governance at the Acton Institute's 23rd Anniversary Dinner on October 24, 2013. </p><p> </p><p>O’Rourke died at his home in Sharon, New Hampshire, on February 15, 2022, at the age of 74. </p><br><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to our podcasts</strong></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://groveatlantic.com/author/p-j-orourke/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>About P.J. O'Rourke</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blog.acton.org/archives/123058-why-we-need-more-orourke-conservatives.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why we need more O'Rourke Conservatives</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blog.acton.org/archives/106512-acton-line-p-j-orourke-on-capitalism-peter-jacksons-they-shall-not-grow-old.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acton Line: PJ O'Rourke on capitalism; Peter Jackson's 'They Shall Not Grow Old'</a> </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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