P.J. O'Rourke A Message to Redistributionists by P. J. O'Rourke P. J. O'Rourke is the author of Parliament of Whores and an H. L. Mencken Research Fellow at the Cato Institute. These remarks were delivered at the Cato Institute's 20th anniversary celebration on May 1, 1997. C ato is about ideas. We spend a lot of time talking and thinking about ideas, but not just good ideas.
Bad ideas are important, too.
In fact, a lot of life operates on bad ideas. That is a very bad idea. Consider what would happen if everyone had the same work, the same job. Everyone would take the same vacation. The idea of a world where all people are alike, which is essentially the idea that we fight against at Cato, is a fantasy for the stupid.