christoper hitchens: 1949-2011
Christopher Hitchens died yesterday. From NPR, a summary of his career:
In his student days, he was a leftist, opposed to the Vietnam War; he later wrote for the New Statesman before coming to the U.S. in the early 1980s to write for The Nation magazine. His anti-American writings, informed by his socialism, yielded over time to a muscular defense of Western and particularly American values. During another of his frequent NPR appearances, Hitchens said he sought to counteract people he considered apologists for Islamo-fascism
More than any particular position, I always admired Hitchins for a strong, blunt writing style. He embodies the best in polemical essay writing. A great writer who will be sorely missed.
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RIP Hitch. An atheist in a foxhole. True to his convictions until the end
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December 16, 2011 at 6:01 am