The Electric Typewriter

Great articles and essays by the world's best journalists and writers.
22nd May

by P. J. O’Rourke

“How could my daughter get lice?” I shouted (out of daughter’s earshot, of course, for propriety’s sake). “It’s a private school!”

14th Feb

by P. J. O’Rourke

A journey through modern Israel, where terrorism has been a fact of ordinary life for decades and where ordinary life defeats terrorism.

3rd May

by P. J. O’Rourke

The decline of spinsters? Smoke-free Living? Drawing on a vast new statistical compendium, our commentator unearths, examines, and extrapolates the hidden challenges to America.