P.J. O’Rourke Response: James, you’ve got my head so swollen it’s like a Halloween pumpkin and won’t fit between my keyboard and my laptop screen anymore. But a lot of the credit for the conversation should go to one of our newer editors, Andrew Amundson. He came up with excellent questions to get the interview started. And he edited my mumbling and pointless digressions into readable English prose. I loved reading this interview. Maybe it’s because I’m old too. – Luis A. P.J. O’Rourke Response: Luis, age and wisdom beat youth, innocence, and a sleeve of stupid tattoos. (Or let’s keep telling ourselves that!) Re: Democracy Is for Losers I just finished reading PJ’s essay on democracy, and I think it is absolutely brilliant in the clarity it brings to the democratic process in terms that I have never read elsewhere – or at least not so well expressed. The emphasis on losingwell as critical to a democracy is so relevant to our country now. – Sharon N.
just how shaky it all is. That’s one of the biggest things I learned when I was writing about cyberattacks. Thank you for your e-mail. Kim Iskyan stands out at American Consequences as a beacon of intelligence and clear unbiased objective writing. I cannot discern from his writing his political thoughts at all. Good work, Kim. – Richard L. Kim Iskyan Response: Richard, in a world of noisy political takes, I try to get my message across without alienating a broad swath of the (potential) readership... so your e-mail is a tremendous compliment. Thank you, and very much appreciated. Re: Bites From the Rotten Fruit of Knowledge: A Conversation with P.J. O’Rourke This is one of the best articles I’ve read in a long time. So much good stuff in one article. I can’t get enough of P.J.’s ideas, thoughts, advice, you name it. Keep up the great work and God bless. – James F.
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