Opinion

Prudent ignorance

Christopher Hitchens, in 'Hitch 22', explores the allure of blissful ignorance, admitting envy for those untouched by harsh realities. While acknowledging its peace, he also notes its limitations. The ...
In May of 2012, a panel was convened to debate whether the work of Christopher Hitchens would stand the test of time. The irrepressible author and public contrarian had died, of esophageal cancer, ...
This bracing anthology of Christopher Hitchens’s work for The London Review of Books is just the ticket. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an ...
Like its author, “Hitch-22” is entertaining, thought-provoking and sometimes irritating, but with the depth to make up for the latter. Christopher Hitchens’ memoir has the same nerve and frankness ...
The Samurai Come to Dallas, Cloisonné, a Spiny Lobster, and a Sake Fountain in Tow The Three Faces of Betrayal in Power Ballad Audio By Carbonatix ’Tis the season to recall Christopher Hitchens. One ...
No V.F. contributing editor arouses more reader ire than our tireless columnist Christopher Hitchens. To accommodate the overflow of outraged letters and e-mails sent to the magazine, VF Daily ...
Anyone who doubts that Christopher Hitchens' personal crusade against the god-who-is-not-great is motivated primarily by misanthropy will be disabused by his recent Slate column on the "moral and ...
With the possible exception of Tom Wolfe and Maureen Dowd’s, Christopher Hitchens’ marvelous byline is the most archly kinetic in current-day American letters. Every article, review and essay has the ...