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# P.J. O’Rourke 

H. L. Mencken Research Fellow 

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P.J. O’Rourke was America’s leading political satirist. Formerly the editor of the *National Lampoon*, he wrote for such publications as *Car and Driver*, *Automobile*, *American Spectator*, *Playboy*, *Esquire*, *Vanity Fair*, *House and Garden*, the *New Republic*, the *New York Times Book Review*, *Parade*, *Smart*, *Harper’s*, and *Rolling Stone*.

O’Rourke’s books have been translated into a dozen languages and have been bestsellers worldwide. Three have been *New York Times* hardcover bestsellers: *Parliament of Whores* and *Give War a Chance*, both of which went to No. 1, and *All the Trouble in the World*. He was also the author of *Eat the Rich*, *The CEO of the Sofa*, and *Peace Kills*.

P.J. O’Rourke passed away in February, 2022.

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