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- Born: November 14, 1947
- Former editor of the National Lampoon
- Has written for Playboy, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and several other publications
- Correspondent for the Atlantic
- Has written over 10 books
- Three New York Times bestsellers
- Political affiliation: LibertarianWashingtonPost.com: P.J. O'Rourke
- Says he was once a "hippie-dope-taking-liberal" but is now a "judicious alcohol-drinking conservative"WashingtonPost.com: P.J. O'Rourke
- Recently diagnosed with colon cancerLos Angeles Times: Give me Liberty and Give Me Death (September 29, 2008)
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P.J. O'Rourke is bestselling author, satirist and conservative political columnist. O'Rourke is a correspondent for the Weekly Standard and the Atlantic. He was recently diagnosed with colon cancer.
In early October 2008, a rumor that O'Rourke's ex-wife Amy Lumet had an affair with Republican presidential candidate John McCain while they were still married in the early 1990s began circulating on several blogs.Gawker: Did John McCain and P.J. O'Rourke Share A Love Triangle... (October 2, 2008)




