description: Examines every aspect of government, attending a political convention, the presidential election and inauguration, Congress, the Supreme Court and a small town meeting in New Hampshire. He examines the budget, the bureaucracy and the US policies on drugs, poverty, agriculture, defence and foreign affairs. The author also wrote "Modern Manners", "The Bachelor Home Companion", "Republican Party Reptile" and "Holidays in Hell".
language: English
title: Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government
titlecomplete: Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government
characters: George Bush, William Kunstler, P.J. O'Rourke, Curtis Sliwa
genres: Comedy, History, Cultural, Philosophy, Humor, Essays, American, Nonfiction, Government, Politics
ratings_count: 3722
places: Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Georgia
publisher: Picador