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In Stock. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com . Gift-wrap available. Product Description The first new book of essays by Christopher Hitch...
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The administration's inadequate response to the crisis in Libya reveals a lack of courage and principle. By Christopher Hitchens ...
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William Dembski debated CH at the Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, Nov 18, 2010. As some of you have noticed, the debate was upl...
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The DSK case and the silly stereotypes about American and European morals. By Christopher Hitchens "Why is that we cannot read any ...
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Vanity Fair | January 2012 By Christopher Hitchens When it came to it, and old Kingsley suffered from a demoralizing and disorienting fal...
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Time has come to publish the last post on this site. I've been posting links and articles for three years, and it's been great. I a...
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In the battle for ideas, scientists could learn from Christopher Hitchens. By Michael Shermer " Although he has no formal training in...
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As 9/11 showed, civilization has enemies with which peace is neither possible nor desirable. By Christopher Hitchens A continuous and r...
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Why did so many "experts" declare the Oslo attacks to be the work of Islamic terrorists? By Christopher Hitchens "Having h...
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Some DH visitors seem to have an urge to post and express themselves quite off topic to published posts. I've added a comment box where ...

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An Ode to Christopher Hitchens
April 12, 2011Posted by Tom at 19:01 19 comments
Labels: 2011, Christopher Hitchens
Philip Larkin, the Impossible Man
By Christopher Hitchens
"IN MAY 1941, Philip Larkin was the treasurer of the Oxford University English Club and in that capacity had to take the visiting speaker George Orwell out to dinner after he had addressed the membership on the subject of “Literature and Totalitarianism.” Larkin’s main recollection: “We took Dylan Thomas to the Randolph and George Orwell to the not-so-good hotel. I suppose it was my first essay in practical criticism."
Read More (The Atlantic)
Posted by Tom at 18:20 3 comments
Labels: 2011, Christopher Hitchens, George Orwell, Philip Larkin, The Atlantic
American Atheists 2011 Convention Update
"CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS (Canceled due to health problems -- Mr. Hitchens will write an original letter to be read at the convention.)"
Dave Silverman, President of American Atheists: Hitchens can't make the convention even by video. He will (hopefully) be writing a statement to be read instead. I am very sad that such a lovely light is growing so dim.
VIDEO: http://www.vimeo.com/23215997
http://www.atheists.org/events/National_Convention
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