Authors and satirists P.J. O’Rourke (A Cry from the Middle) and Dave Barry (Lessons from Lucy) talked about their respective books. This was a virtual event hosted by the Miami Book Fair.
1,680 viewsP.J. O’Rourke talked about his collection of essays on American history, economics, and culture. This virtual event was hosted by the Cato Institute.
1,233 viewsBook TV looked at books by political satirist P.J. O’Rourke.
906 viewsSatirist P.J. O’Rourke talked about American business, investment, and finance.
1,392 viewsP.J. O’Rourke talked about his book How the Hell Did This Happen?: The Election of 2016, in which he reflects on the 2016 election.
3,217 viewsP.J. O’Rourke talked about his book Thrown Under the Omnibus: A Reader, in which he recalls his writing career. He also responded to viewer comments and questions.
1,017 viewsP.J. O’Rourke talked about his book Thrown Under the Omnibus: A Reader, in which he recalls his writing career. He spoke with Morgan Entrekin.
553 viewsJonathan Last, author of The Dadly Virtues: Adventures from the Worst Job You’ll Ever Love, and five contributors to the book, talked about the lessons they’ve learned from fatherhood and th…
2,848 viewsJonathan Last talked about the book he edited, The Seven Deadly Virtues: 18 Conservative Writers on Why the Virtuous Life is Funny as Hell, in which he brought together 18 conservative write…
876 viewsAuthors P.J. O’Rourke, Charles Murray, and John Allison, talked about the growth of the federal government. “Who Will Save Us from Big Government” was a panel at FreedomFest, an annual li…
444 viewsP.J. O’Rourke talked about his book, The Baby Boom: How It Got That Way...And It Wasn’t My Fault...And I’ll Never Do It Again, in which he chronicles the accomplishments and failures of the …
1,118 viewsP.J. O’Rourke discussed his book Eat the Rich and the fascination Americans have with love, death, and money.
1,092 viewsPolitical satirist P.J. O’Rourke presents his thoughts on the current state of politics in America. The author questions the government’s fiscal discipline and weighs in on numerous other po…
2,628 viewsSatirist P.J. O’Rourke talked about his book Driving Like Crazy: Thirty Years of Vehicular Hell-Bending, Celebrating America the Way It’s Supposed to Be -- With an Oil Well in Every Backyard…
1,033 viewsAuthor P.J. O’Rourke was interviewed about his life, his career, and his writing. He responded to viewer telephone calls and electronic mail. A video clip was shown of Christopher Hitche…
2,842 viewsIn Depth focused on the lives and writings of numerous authors. Authors included Shelby Foote, Ray Kurzweil, Taylor Branch, John Hope Franklin, David Lewis, Shelby Steele, Harold Holzer, Nel…
4,014 viewsWeekly Standard editors and contributors talked about the magazine’s influence since its founding in 1995. They also commented on topics such as the war in Iraq, the political fallout from H…
276 viewsMr. O’Rourke discussed his book Peace Kills: America’s Fun New Imperialism, published by the Atlantic Monthly Press. In his eleventh book, a collection of essays, Mr. O’Rourke examines Amer…
421 viewsA panel of authors talked about their books, as well as current events and other issues. Mr. Lamb moderated the discussion. Among the topics addressed were the role of religion in politics, …
196 viewsTerry Teachout talked about this biography The Skeptic: A Life of H. L. Mencken, published by Harper Collins. The book is a biography of the late American journalist and author and chronicl…
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