Political satirist P.J. O'Rourke here March 12 for Speakers Series

O'Rourke will speak on "The Politics of Worry" at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.

Called "the funniest writer in America" by Time magazine and The Wall Street Journal, O'Rourke is quoted in "The Penguin Dictionary of Humorous Quotations" more often than any other living person.

Foreign affairs editor for Rolling Stone magazine, he's written for publications ranging from Esquire to Car and Driver. He also has served as editor-in-chief of The National Lampoon and has been a Hollywood scriptwriter.

Among his best-sellers are "Republican Party Reptile," "Give War a Chance," "All the Trouble in the World," "Age and Guile," "Beat Youth" and "Innocence and a Bad Haircut."

O'Rourke's lecture is presented by UB and the Don Davis Auto World Lectureship Fund. Affiliate series sponsor is the Amherst Chamber of Commerce. Lecture sponsors are the School of Management Alumni Association and University Bookstores. Contributing sponsors for the lecture are Rolling Stone and Business First; contributing sponsors for the speakers series are the Buffalo Marriott, Makin' Copies, Center for the Arts and the UB Alumni Association.

For ticket information call 645-ARTS.