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P.J. O’Rourke 1947 — 2022

16 February 2022

7:03 AM

16 February 2022

7:03 AM

The great American journalist and satirist P J O’Rourke has died. He contributed a number of articles to The Spectator over the years. This diary from December 2010 was the last piece he wrote for our London edition. RIP.

— New Hampshire

Just back from London, 40 years to the week since my first visit.

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