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« Hi. I'm from Kerry's campaign, and I'm here to victimize you. | Main | Torture at Guantanamo? I've Got Proof » June 24, 2004Whither P.J.?I absolutely love Michelle Malkin's new blog, and did even before she indirectly linked to me and sort-of mentioned my name. She has a very interesting piece today about talk radio which also mentions P.J. O'Rourke. I am a huge P.J. O'Rourke fan. Or was, before 9/11. The last book of his I read, Eat the Rich, is one of the best economics books you'll ever read and ought to be required reading in high school or college. But I don't recall reading a single column or article of his since 9/11 that was worth reading, nor recall seeing his latest columns batted about the blogosphere. His new book, Peace Kills: America's Fun New Imperialism, was published April 1. Have you heard a thing about it? Me neither. O'Rourke is pre-9/11. You want a post-9/11 O'Rourke? Try Mark Steyn. Comments
Actually, I've read his newest book and happened to see him at a book signing for "CEO of the Sofa" shortly after 9-11. While he unambiguously backs the War on Terror (based on his writings in "Peace Kills") his tendency to put "a pox on both their houses" definitely makes him less decisive than we need these days. Posted by: pmm at June 24, 2004 12:02 PM"Parliament of Whores" is still one of the greatest political books ever written. Posted by: John Cole at June 24, 2004 12:42 PMLibertarianism (O'Rourke's basic philosophy) has one glaring weakness: foreign policy. Posted by: Pat Curley at June 24, 2004 04:15 PMPost a comment
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