Parliament of whores a lone humorist attempts to explain the entire us government picador books amazonde orourke p j fremdsprachige bucher. I am too young to remember much if anything about the american government and its dealings in and before 1991 when parliament of whores was published so i appreciated how detailed a picture orourke painted of uncle sam twenty years the younger but even more than the painting itself i appreciated his ultimately setting the canvas aflame with hilarious biting criticism. Parliament of whores a lone humorist attempts to explain the entire us government p j orourke andrew ferguson on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers parliament of whores a lone humorist attempts to explain the entire us government. Parliament of whores is an international best selling political humor book by p j orourke published by atlantic monthly press in 1991 subtitled a lone humorist attempts to explain the entire us government parliament is a scathing critique of the american system of governance from a conservative perspective the hard cover version was a 1 new york times bestseller sold over 150000 . Parliament of whores a lone humorist attempts to explain the entire us government p j orourke author atlantic monthly press 1995 233p isbn 978 0 87113 455 4 more by and about this author