The James Altucher Show

823 - P.J. O'Rourke (Re-release): How The Hell This Happened? and Rest In Peace, P.J. O'Rourke

Episode Summary

This is a re-release of an episode with P.J. O'Rouke, an American libertarian political satirist and journalist.

Episode Notes

One of my favorite political commentators, author, and journalist, P.J. O'Rouke has recently passed away. So I decided to re-release an older episode with him, and may he rest in peace.

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Everyone’s favorite topic… Trump. I interviewed PJ O’Rourke back in May. But today (the day this show releases) is pretty much the one year anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration. And so I explore alternate realities with PJ, a 2x New York Times bestselling author, journalist, Irish Catholic hippie and a world of other contradictions.

QUESTION: “What would the country be like if all the First Ladies ran the country?”
ANSWER: “We’re out of slavery in 1800 because Sally Hemings would’ve abolished it.”

(That’s a chapter in his book. PJ tells you how the world would be different. He gives you scenarios to dream up a new world.)

He also asks you to vote differently… Hypothetically, who would you vote for if you picked the president based on who you’d go on a road trip with.

Our conversation makes you think. And laugh. And wonder. Which are the three keys to a free mind.

So I give you, PJ O’Rourke, author of “How The Hell Did This Happen: The Election of 2016”

Links and Resources

The National Lampoon, PJ was the Editor in Chief in the 70’s (back in John Belushi days)
“Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government” by PJ O’Rourke
“Give War a Chance” by PJ O’Rourke
“On The Wealth of Nations” by PJ O’Rourke
Ezra Pound (poet)
East Village Other (a competitor to The National Lampoon)
The Village Voice (another popular magazine back in the 70’s)
NPR’s debrief on Brexit
My interview with Ron Paul
“The Art of The Deal” by Donald Trump
Eisenhower’s Farewell Address

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