P.J. O’Rourke, political satirist and author of "The Baby Boom," explains his conversion from a communist to a libertarian, in this clip from Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson.

Author P.J. O'Rourke provides a tour of his 18th-century home in New Hampshire. Photo: Jason Grow for the Wall Street Journal.

P.J. O’Rourke. Atlantic Monthly, $25 (272p) ISBN 978-0-8021-2197-4 Prolific political and social commentator O’Rourke, author of 17 books, including the bestselling Parliament of Whores ...

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Twenty years ago, conservative journalist and humorist P.J. O’Rourke started an essay in The Atlantic with this anecdote: “Last year, on a long car trip, I was listening to Rush Limbaugh shout.