P.J. O’Rourke: Things Are Going to Be Fine: New at Reason
“The politician creates a powerful, huge, heavy, and unstoppable Monster Truck of a government,” P.J. O’Rourke writes in his new book, How the Hell Did This Happen? (Atlantic Monthly Press). “Then supporters of that politician become shocked and weepy when another politician, whom they detest, gets behind the wheel, turns the truck around, and runs them over.”
In the book, O’Rourke’s 19th, the former editor in chief of National Lampoon uses his celebrated blend of acerbity and warmth to explore the 2016 election, which he refers to as a “rebellion” against people in control. O’Rourke, a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, worries our changing economy is fueling a populist wave of fear and anger. “There’s a segment of America that feels threatened by change, change of all kinds,” he says. Still, he’s optimistic for the future. His kids might have three or four careers over the course of their lives, but “I think they’re pretty hip to that, actually. I don’t think that they’re particularly frightened by it.”
In March, Reason‘s Nick Gillespie spoke with O’Rourke by phone about what he saw on the 2016 campaign trail, what it means for the country, and how libertarians should respond to this new populist moment.
Source: http://freedombunker.com/2017/05/21/p-j-orourke-things-are-going-to-be-fine-new-at-reason/
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