the us writer and satirist pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a. were written in a style combining conservative and libertarian ideas, with the gonzo journalism of the 1960s. his publisher said mr o'rourke had been ill in recent months. our north america correspondent david willis has the latest from los angeles. journalists and writers are taken to social media to commemorate the life of pj or jonah goldberg, editor in chief of the dispatch called pj o'rourke a unique talent but alsojust a really o'rourke a unique talent but also just a really good dude, may he rest in peace. and pj o'rourke was one of the most prolific, the most widely quoted authors in american life. the author of more than 20 books, a couple of which went to number one, in the new york times bestseller list and they ranged across a diverse number of subjects from politics to economics, to automobiles. one quote i particularly like likened pj or works writing style to a cross between the head and —ism of hunter s thompson and the patrician mockery of tom wolfe and mocking was so

, editor in chief of the centre—right publication here at the dispatch called pj o'rourke a unique talentin peace. pj o'rourke was one of the most prolific, one of the most widely quoted authors in american life. the author of more than 20 bucks, a couple of which went to number one in the new york times bestseller list. they ranged across a diverse number of subjects from politics, economics to automobiles. one quote i particularly like like and pj overworked's writing style to a cross between the hedonism of hunter s thompson and the patrician mockery of tom wolfe, and mark was mocking something that pj o'rourke love to do, principally as far as those on the left were concerned, but his acerbic wit and earned him supporters of both sides of the political divide here.— political divide here. david tell me about _ political divide here. david tell me about his - political divide here. david tell me about his journey. | political divide here. david | tell me about his journey. i believe he was a hippie before he became a very well—known author, as he said. he became a very well-known autho

the us writer and satirist pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a. — written in a style that combined conservative and libertarian ideas with the so—called gonzo journalism of the 1960s. the bbc�*s david willis is in los angeles. pj o'rourke was one of the most prolific and one of the most widely quoted american writers. often defined as a political satirist, if you like, but his work went well beyond the political. indeed, he wrote more than 20 books on subjects as diverse as politics, economics, etiquette, cars and so on. he was a hippie in the 60s and he started working on underground newspapers and magazines before making his way to national lampoon which in the 1970s here in america was a very influential humour magazine. from there, he went on to write for publications such as rolling stone and the atlantic monthly. and as you mentioned, his work was once likened to and i quote here, a cross between the hedonism of hunter s thompson and the patrician mockery of tom wolfe. he was a conservative republican, of course, he once said, "god is a repu

the us writer and satirist pj o'rourke has died at the age of 74.ce — written in a style that combined conservative and libertarian ideas with the so—called gonzo journalism of the 1960s. a specific cause of his death has not been revealed but his publisher said mr o'rourke had been ill in recent months. david willis is in los angeles. david, i saw the atlantic, one of the many publications he wrote for, put out a series of his articles, i was reading through some of them. they are pithy, he was witty, very sharp and quite fearless.— and quite fearless. very much so, p] o'rourke _ and quite fearless. very much so, p] o'rourke was - and quite fearless. very much so, p] o'rourke was one - and quite fearless. very much so, p] o'rourke was one of. and quite fearless. very much| so, p] o'rourke was one of the so, pj o'rourke was one of the most prolific and one of the most prolific and one of the most widely quoted american writers. often defined as a political satirist, writers. often defined as a politicalsatirist, if writers. often defined as a politi

thanks so much, paul, and of course _ that sums up pj o'rourke. ng some strong winds. now, in south lanarkshire, we've already had a top gust of 71 mph around the hills in drumalbin. those wind gusts generally coming through at around the 60—70 mph, but we could have one or two up to 80. either way, strong enough to bring down some trees, so there will be further transport disruption as we head through the first part of the night. the second part of the night, well, it stays very blustery just about everywhere, with frequent showers across north—western areas, turning to snow over the high ground in scotland. for many of us, though, temperatures holding up at around 5—7. a bit colder than that in scotland, with a few patches of frost. now, thursday is going to be a relatively quiet day. we're between two nasty areas of low pressure, and broadly speaking, it's a day of sunshine and showers, most of the showers across northern and western areas. still very mild, although not quite as mild as it was on wednesday. highs 12 degrees, still well above ave

. >> hannity: great tribute to pj o'rourke. tonight the struggle for civil liberties in canada continues, as the country's wanna be dictator justin trudeau attempting to squash peaceful protests and force covid mandates in perpituity. also tonight we'll check in on the white house where, in the midst of a crisis at home and abroad, multiple crises, well, joe biden spent precious time today telling a really weird

but anyway, i have been a fan of pj o'rourke's for a long time. i i was in my mid-20s before i discovered that i am actually older than pj o'rourke because he was my humor idol when i was in my early 20s that i was a huge fan and much influenced by the national lampoon where pj? god knows what pj did but but when i later on discovered that that he was like actually a little bit younger. we're both born in 1947, but we'll be younger than i was doing all these incredible things with humor. anyway, i'm a lifelong fan of pjs. and so this is and also i consider pj a good friend. so i'm i'm excited to be able to do this to talk about cry from the farm middle. and i'm gonna start by asking you. kind of a general question about the book. you are everybody always describes you as a conservative. humorist and i know a lot of people don't believe that that's even even possible people. maybe have not read your your work. do you think it's gotten easier or harder to be a conservative humorous as you are called? yeah, i think you're more of a libertarian humoro

. >> tucker: 32 years ago last month i pet pj o'rourke in a bar in nicaragua. he was a hero of mine. he turned out to be every bit the man i hoped he would be. for 30 years we were friends. pj, one of the funiest people who ever wrote in english at a time when you were allowed to be funny, which is totally free and honest. 1987 book still worth reading. he worked for rolling stone in the 70s, '80s national lampoon. remarkable. he was one of the few people in journalism who actually had a happy life, who cared about the right thing. he loved his wife, children, northern new england, his spaniels, bird hunting, having lunch with his friends, tobacco. he was a man in full, a great man. it is with deep sadness we tell you that he passed away today at 74. that's it for us tonight. we'll be back every night 8 p.m. have a great evening. >> hannity: great tribute to pj o'rourke. tonight the struggle for civil liberties in canada continues, as the country's wanna be dictator justin trudeau attempting to squash peaceful protests and force covid mandates in perpituity. als

there was pj o'rourke and rolling stones. i loves cars. there was pj o'rourke and car & driver.tive tichl was fun, and pj o'rourke was the reason. >> yes. >> you know, joe, in a sometimes brutal envious business, the media, pj o'rourke was one of the nicest kindest people you'd ever want to meet, no matter whether you were a conservative republican, liberal democrat, or even a progressive today. i would strongly recommend if people still struggle to find out what washington, d.c. is all about this morning, go out and buy his book "parliament of whoevers," which defined washington and it stands out in neon lights. >> absolutely. >>> up next, secretary of state antony blinken joins us live with an update on ukraine. we'll be right back. update on u. we'll be right back. psoriatic arthritis, made my joints stiff,... ...swollen, painful. emerge tremfyant®. tremfya® is approved to help reduce joint symptoms in adults with active psoriatic arthritis. some patients even felt less fatigued. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may increase your risk of infections and lower you

like millions of americans i grew up reading pj o'rourke. two things really stood out for me.ut to he also has the unparalleled ability to explain with humor and to promote with humor what were in fact very complex ideas of free market, economics and policies. that is a skill most people do not have. there's no one else like him and he will be missed. exit paul, a former champion u.s. a gymnast and a top executive at levi strauss headache homerun for freedom she turned down a million dollars severance package and she ran that levi's brand there. why they ousted her? because she spoke openly and forcefully in favor of open the schools despite covid-19. it is important companies but their shareholders and their customers first. but i do not think these displays of woke powers are going to serve either customers are shareholders in the long run. >> hear! hear!, dan. >> my mist goes to restaurants not putting the entire continent of europe at risk he's busy corrupting the beijing olympics but russia cannot compete there as a company because they have been banned for repeating dopi

and the american author and satirist, pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.

rachel pastens in the field and finally former national lampoon editor and best-selling author pj o'rourke has died at the age of 74. he was the author of 19 books. including eat the rich peace kills and his final book was 2020s a cry from the far middle. he appeared on book tv over 20 times. you can watch all of his appearances anytime on our website book tv.org. and now joining us on about books is charles kessler who was a longtime editor of the claremont review of books. mr. kessler for those unfamiliar with the claremont. what is it? and what's your mission? well, thank you peter. it's it's good to be here. the the claremont review books is the nation's leading and in some ways. it's only conservative intellectual review of books. it's a quarterly it's published out here on the west coast in claremont, california from the claremont institute, and it's been we're now in our 22nd volume. so we've been going 22 years and i've been the editor since we began in long ago in 2000. so what what's the mission? what's the mission? well the mission of the of the magazine and of the institute rea

and the american author and satirist, pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.

the american author and satirist, pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.ter storms have already felled around 8 million trees and storm dudley is forecast to batter scotland, the north of england and northern ireland today. hello and welcome. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskiy, has called on ukrainians to fly the national flag and sing the country's anthem in a �*day of unity�*, against the threat of a russian invasion. western intelligence agencies had claimed a russian attack on ukraine could take place this day — wednesday 16th february — but on tuesday, some russian forces began to withdraw from the region. president biden, however, says a russian invasion remained "a distinct possibility." we have not yet verified the russian military units are returning to their home bases. indeed, our analysts indicate that they remain very much in a threatening position and the fact remains, right now russia has more than 150,000 troops encircling ukraine and belarus and along ukraine's border. an invasion remains distinctly possible. more us troops meanwhile

and the american author and satirist pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.

the american author and satirist, pj o'rourke has died at the age of 7a.

tonight i want to send condolences to the family of pj o'rourke.today at his home in new hampshire. he was 74. over the decades, o'rourke wrote a variety of publications from "national lampoon" to rolling stone, forbes, "playboy" among others. he authored about 20 books and was a panelist on npr's "wait, wait, don't tell me" and joined us on this program numerous times over the years. i'm sorry for that loss, and he will be missed. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. tylenole gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast for fast pain relief. and now get relief without a pill with tylenol dissolve packs. relief without the water. kim is now demonstrating her congestion. save it slimeball. i've upgraded to mucinex. we still have 12 hours to australia. mucinex lasts 12 hours, so i'm good. now move! kim, no! mucinex lasts 3x longer for 12 hours. i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three

he brought in 2024, say no more, once again, god bless his soul, i was devastated to hear about pj o'rourkei will start with you jason, you called justin trudeau attributable fashion, i'm not going to factor, why do you sum him up like that? >> it is really simple if you think about it when american cities were burned to the ground by blm and antifa, the left call donald trump at two radical fascist. when justin trudeau gets honked at he declares martial law and sees this truckers bank accounts without due process. these truckers are not a threat to the canadian citizenry, justin trudeau is the threat to the canadian citizenry, these truckers are holding candles and waving the canadian flag and singing the national anthem and asking for the government to treat them as equal participants in society, get rid of the mandates justin and the truckers will leave, that's all you have to do you to radical fascist. kennedy: he has taranto source arms, i believe that is true. why not set some of these people down and talk to them as the mayor of ottawa has done, sit them down and ask them why they ar

. >> hannity: great tribute to pj o'rourke. tonight the struggle for civil liberties in canada continues, as the country's wanna be dictator justin trudeau attempting to squash peaceful protests and force covid mandates in perpituity. also tonight we'll check in on the white house where, in the midst of a crisis at home and abroad, multiple crises, well, joe biden spent precious time today telling a really weird bizarre story about putting a dead dog on some random woman's door step. the precipitous cognitive decline continues. first we begin with the story the media mob refuses to report. that is the hillary clinton spying scandal. that's what it is. as we first reported last night, a bombshell filing from a probe details how the clinton campaign and their associates actively, according to, of course, john durham, exploited internet data mined from trump tower and even the trump white house to smear donald trump. the mob in the media, they don't want you to see this story. just like the media mob ran defense on the hunter bide

everybody should get that book and read that book and vote for pj o'rourke for president of the united states. i don't think he would do it. i honestly don't but that's one more reason to vote for the man. so right right bj. thank you. it's been dave dave i miss seeing yeah. i hope to see in person again soon. come on back down and sing with me, but we'll be dj'sgood evenie everyone. thank you so much for tuning in tonight. my name is kate bruns and on behalf of harvard bookstore. i am very pleased to introduce tonight's talk with george mccary presenting his latest book of fear and strangers a history of xenophobia joined in conversation by anthony walton through virtual events like tonight's harvard bookstore continues to bring authors and their work to our now ever expanding digital community. we host virtual events like tonight's five or more times a week. you can find our event schedule on our website at harvard.com slash events where you can sign up for our email newsletter or from home. this evening's event is going to conclude with some time for your questions if you would like

tonight i want to send condolences to the family of pj o'rourke.ourke wrote a variety of publications from "national lampoon" to rolling stone, forbes, "playboy" among others. he authored about 20 books and was a panelist on npr's "wait, wait, don't tell me" and joined us on this program numerous times over the years. i'm sorry for that loss, and he will be missed. thanks for watching. our coverage continues. ♪ lulunchables! built to be eaten. one prilosec otc in the morning blocks heartburn all day and all night. prilosec otc prevents excess acid production that can cause heartburn. so don't fight heartburn, block it with prilosec otc. >> woman: what's my safelite story? i see inspiration right through my glass. so when my windshield cracked, i chose safelite. they replaced the glass and recalibrated my safety system. that's service i can trust. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ game time. ♪ ♪ ♪ i'm getting vaccinated with prevnar 20. so am i. because i'm at risk for pneumococcal pneumonia. i'm asking about prevnar 20. bec

pj o'rourke's stealth lampoonery is loudly on display in a cry from the farm middle dispatches from a divided land in which he skures current events and assesses the state of the nation with a gimlet eye. after nearly five decades of biting satire and everything from political struggles to cross country road trips to bad haircuts. it's exactly what you'd expect. he's joined by florida's very own dave berry himself a master of the rye observation. and as it happens one of her works longtime friends. the back and forth between these

i want to read a brief tribute to pj overworked -- o'rourke.his writes that pj o'rourke once hosted a small new year's party in washington. he had just returned from germany, where he had covered the fall of the berlin wall. he went into his bedroom and put a shard of the wall inside of it. happy new year, he said. he writes, that was pj. he liked each other -- we liked each other quite yet he gave me something of value just because he could. p.j. o'rourke was the nicest person i have ever known, an interesting thing to say about a man who made his name as a take no prisoners observer of political foibles. let's hear from you. first to ron on the independent line in new jersey. caller: good morning. i appreciate c-span. there is already an answer for climate change, the gas, the oil, and legal industries are blocking it. it is fusion. they have fusion reactors working in new york for a small amount of garbage. in japan and in france. they are working on it to get it going. if fusion would work, we could burn all our garbage and recycle all our