On the Stupidity of Being Offended
A compilation for the rejection of the culture of offense. Featuring Christopher Hitchens, Stephen Fry, Penn Jillette, Louis C.K. and Jim Norton, Richard Dawkins,…
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Christopher Hitchens
18 articles
Why Women Aren’t Funny
What makes the female so much deadlier than the male? With assists from Fran Lebowitz, Nora Ephron, and a recent Stanford-medical-school study, Christopher Hitchens…
The “Other” L-Word | by Christopher Hitchens
Since, like, the 60s, and definitely since Clueless, one word has been, like, everywhere. Christopher Hitchens examines the, like, unstoppable onslaught of “like”
Goodbye to All That: Why Americans Are Not Taught History | by Christopher Hitchens
We dwell in a present-tense culture that somehow, significantly, decided to employ the telling expression "You're history" as a choice reprobation or insult, and…
Hitchens on Mother Teresa – Interview by Matt Cherry
Matt Cherry interviews Christopher Hitchens about his book The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice and his television program, which strongly criticized…
Hostage to History: Cyprus from the Ottomans to Kissinger – Introduction – By Christopher Hitchens
Text of Christopher Hitchens' introduction to his book "Hostage to History: Cyprus from the Ottomans to Kissinger"
Hostage to History: Cyprus from the Ottomans to Kissinger – Preface – By Christopher Hitchens
Text of Christopher Hitchens' preface to the first and second edition of his book "Hostage to History: Cyprus from the Ottomans to Kissinger"
Christopher Hitchens on Abortion
Three decades after Roe v. Wade, abortion is still the hottest button in American society; scientific advances, from pre-natal testing to stem-cell research, have…
The Myth of Gun Control – By Christopher Hitchens
"...I have, gradually, come to think that there is something truly admirable in a country that codifies the responsibility for self defense. Pity it…
Christopher Hitchens Profile – By Ian Parker
Ian Parker's profile of Christopher Hitchens. Published by The New Yorker magazine
Living Proof
Instead of marveling at the number of books, articles, and documentaries he produced, some of Christopher Hitchens' friends muttered about the quantity of booze…
Debate: Freedom of Expression Must Include the License to Offend (2006)
Heralding the First Amendment, proponents of free speech champion the right to expression unencumbered by government intervention. But is freedom of expression absolute and…
Hitchens on the Media – Interview by Carl Rutan
Christopher Hitchens, a Washington correspondent, uh, with The Nation, you write a column for them every two weeks. There are lots and lots of…
The Passion of the Christ: The Gospel According to Mel – Review by Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens reviews for Vanity Fair Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ"
Oriana Fallaci and the Art of the Interview
Christopher Hitchens recounts his last visit with the tempestuous Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci, who had recently died.
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) | Review by Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens’ review of the German film The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008) which portrays the terrorist group operating in West Germany known as the…
Brave New World: Foreword by Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens's introduction to the dystopian novel "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Hurricane Lolita – By Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens talks about Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" on the 50th anniversary of its publication.