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Everyone’s favorite topic… Trump. I interviewed PJ O’Rourke back in May. But today (the day this show releases) is pretty much the one year anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration. And so I explore alternate realities with PJ, a 2x New York Times bestselling author, journalist, Irish Catholic hippie and a world of other contradictions.
• QUESTION: “What would the country be like if all the First Ladies ran the country?”
• ANSWER: “We’re out of slavery in 1800 because Sally Hemings would’ve abolished it.”
(That’s a chapter in his book. PJ tells you how the world would be different. He gives you scenarios to dream up a new world.)
He also asks you to vote differently… Hypothetically, who would you vote for if you picked the president based on who you’d go on a road trip with.
Our conversation makes you think. And laugh. And wonder. Which are the three keys to a free mind.
So I give you, PJ O’Rourke, author of “How The Hell Did This Happen: The Election of 2016”
Links and Resources
• The National Lampoon (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/08/national-lampoon-magazine-documentary-animal-house) , PJ was the Editor in Chief in the 70’s (back in John Belushi days)
• “Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government” (https://www.amazon.com/Parliament-Whores-Humorist-Attempts-Government/dp/0802139701/ref=la_B000AP7YYU_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1514932827&sr=1-2) by PJ O’Rourke
• “Give War a Chance” (https://www.amazon.com/Give-War-Chance-Eyewitness-Alcohol-Free/dp/0802140319/ref=la_B000AP7YYU_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1514932827&sr=1-11) by PJ O’Rourke
• “On The Wealth of Nations” (https://www.amazon.com/Wealth-Nations-Books-Changed-World/dp/0802143423/ref=la_B000AP7YYU_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1514932827&sr=1-6) by PJ O’Rourke
• Ezra Pound (https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/ezra-pound) (poet)
• East Village Other (http://eastvillageother.org/) (a competitor to The National Lampoon)
• The Village Voice (https://www.villagevoice.com/) (another popular magazine back in the 70’s)
• NPR’s debrief (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/08/569352598/uk-eu-reach-agreement-on-key-brexit-issues) on Brexit
• My interview with Ron Paul (https://jamesaltucher.com/2016/05/ron-paul/)
• “The Art of The Deal” (https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Art-Deal-Donald-J/dp/0399594493) by Donald Trump
• Eisenhower’s Farewell Address (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWiIYW_fBfY)
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