Mr. Dooley, an Irish bartender living in Chicago with a penchant for philosophical ponderings and a keen interest in the news, was the creation of journalist Finley Peter Dunne. For several decades, Dunne's collections of essays featuring Mr. Dooley's idiosyncratic spin on current events were constant fixtures on bestseller lists. Mr. Dooley Says is one of the final collections in which Dooley takes on topics like politics and world news.