“The car provided Americans with an enviable standard of living. You could not get a steady job with high wages and health and retirement benefits working on the General Livestock Corporation assembly line putting udders on cows.”

American satirist and journalist of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, P.J. O’Rourke wrote with razor-sharp wit about politics, culture, and the absurdities of modern life. His work blended sharp observation with irreverent humor, offering incisive commentary on everything from government inefficiency to the quirks of American society.