P. J. O'Rourke

P. J. O'Rourke
P. J. O'Rourke
	O'Rourke in 2007
Born	Patrick Jake O'Rourke; November 14, 1947; Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Died	February 15, 2022 (aged 74); Sharon, New Hampshire, U.S.
Alma mater	Miami University; Johns Hopkins University;
Occupations	Political satirist; journalist;
Spouses	Amy Lumet (m. 1990; div. 1993); Tina Mallon (m. 1995);
Children	3
Website	www.pjorourke.com

Patrick Jake O'Rourke (November 14, 1947 – February 15, 2022) was an American political satirist and journalist. O'Rourke was the H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute. He was a correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, The American Spectator, and The Weekly Standard. He appeared on National Public Radio's game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! He was a columnist at The Daily Beast from 2011 to 2016.^[1]^[2]

In September 2008, O'Rourke announced that he had been diagnosed with treatable anal cancer.^[3]

O'Rourke died from lung cancer at his home in Sharon, New Hampshire on February 15, 2022, at the age of 74.^[4]

References

↑ "P.J. O'Rourke". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
↑ P. J. O’Rourke@PJORourke. "P. J. O'Rourke". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
↑ Give me liberty and give me death, Los Angeles Times, September 28, 2008.
↑ Romero, Dennis (February 15, 2022). "P.J. O'Rourke, influential satirist and commentator, dies at 74". NBCNews.com. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[1] "P.J. O'Rourke". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.

[2] P. J. O’Rourke@PJORourke. "P. J. O'Rourke". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[3] Give me liberty and give me death, Los Angeles Times, September 28, 2008.

[Romero-4] Romero, Dennis (February 15, 2022). "P.J. O'Rourke, influential satirist and commentator, dies at 74". NBCNews.com. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

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