The writings of the martyred socialist Rosa Luxemburg give a plaintive view of history’s paths not taken.
By Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens (1949 - 2011) was an Anglo-American author and journalist. His books made him a prominent public intellectual and a staple of talk shows and lecture circuits. He was a columnist and literary critic at Vanity Fair, Slate, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Free Inquiry and a variety of other media outlets. He was named one of the world's "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" by Foreign Policy and Britain's Prospect.

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Mr Steve Wasserman, Christopher Hitchens' literary agent, kindly replied to my query about a possible memorial. Posted with permission. ...
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Vanity Fair, June 2011 By Christopher Hitchens "Like so many of life’s varieties of experience, the novelty of a diagnosis of m...
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A short audio clip from the Politics and Prose event in Washington DC. As in the previous post, I've asked the uploader to post more...
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By Peter Hitchens I can’t really claim that I never notice the extraordinarily spiteful attacks on me which come from one particular qua...
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LABOUR councillors are blocking plans to honour campaigning journalist Christopher Hitchens with a statue, with one of them branding the l...
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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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By Christopher Hitchens Ever since Tom Lehrer recorded his imperishable anti-Christmas ditty all those years ago, the small but growing...
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Why Evolution Is True has a great post on Hitchens encounter with 8 year old Mason, who wanted to know what books she should read. Read...
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Watch the debate: Does Atheism Poisons Everything with Christopher Hitchens and David Berlinski on C-SPAN2 here . Hosted by the Fixed P...

Red Rosa
May 10, 2011
"THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED verdict on 20th-century ideology—that its “totalitarian” character eclipses any of the ostensible differences between its “left” and “right” versions—is one that few wish to dispute. Indeed, the very term totalitarian was most probably coined by the dissident Marxist Victor Serge, to denote a uniquely modern form of absolutism that essentially sought to abolish the private life and the individual conscience."
Read more (The Atlantic)
Posted by Tom at 22:15 7 comments
Labels: 2011, Christopher Hitchens, Rosa Luxemburg, The Atlantic
Think Inc 2011
Think Inc. Conference at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, September 18, 2011.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christopher Hitchens, Michael Shermer, Ayaan Hirsi Ali...
"Due to his ongoing battle with esophageal cancer, Christopher will be appearing live via video link from New York."
More info (thinkinc.org.au)
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Christopher Hitchens, Michael Shermer, Ayaan Hirsi Ali...
"Due to his ongoing battle with esophageal cancer, Christopher will be appearing live via video link from New York."
More info (thinkinc.org.au)
Posted by Tom at 15:38 2 comments
Labels: 2011, Christopher Hitchens, Melbourne, Think Inc
Award winning columns and favorite authors
Vanity Fair
Christopher Hitchens Wins National Magazine Award for Columns About Cancer http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/05/christopher-hitchens-wins-national-magazine-award-for-columns-about-cancer.html
Audio: Christopher Hitchen’s Favorite Authors
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/05/unspoken-truths.html
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