Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011) was a columnist for Vanity Fair and the author, most recently, of Arguably, a collection of essays.

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Aug. 24 2009 2:01 PMIran's Most WantedAhmadinejad's choice for defense minister is sought by Interpol for planning the bombing of an Argentine synagogue.Christopher Hitchens
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Aug. 10 2009 11:39 AMA Lousy Day's WorkWas Bill Clinton's visit to North Korea worth the time, energy, and prestige? No way.Christopher Hitchens
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July 27 2009 1:06 PMA Man's Home Is His Constitutional CastleHenry Louis Gates Jr. should have taken his stand on the Bill of Rights, not on his epidermis or that of the arresting officer.Christopher Hitchens
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July 16 2009 3:15 PMDid We Take a Wrong Turn in Afghanistan?Absolutely. But it's far too early for despair.Christopher Hitchens
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July 6 2009 1:43 PMDid the Toppling of Saddam Hussein Lead to Recent Events in Iran?Given the connections between Iraq and Iran, it's not as unlikely as it sounds.Christopher Hitchens
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June 22 2009 12:43 PMPersian ParanoiaIranian leaders will always believe Anglo-Saxons are plotting against them.Christopher Hitchens
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June 8 2009 12:26 PMWhen the Extreme Becomes the NormWhat connects Obama's pronouncements on head scarves and the argument over released Guantanamo detainees?Christopher Hitchens
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May 25 2009 6:42 AMThe End of the Tamil TigersInsurgencies don't always have history on their side.Christopher Hitchens
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May 11 2009 6:33 AMPresident of Which Israel?The president and prime minister have radically different visions for their country.Christopher Hitchens
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April 27 2009 1:38 PMYet Another CIA FailureWhat the torture revelations tell us about the culture of Langley.Christopher Hitchens
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April 13 2009 6:57 AMDon't Be So Sensitive, Mr. PresidentTruth comes before reconciliation.Christopher Hitchens
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March 30 2009 11:26 AMLet Them InWhen governments refuse to let politicians and academics into their countries, it's nothing but old-fashioned censorship.Christopher Hitchens
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March 16 2009 11:34 AMTerrorists, Dissidents, and Copy EditorsWhy it matters how the media describe killers in Iraq and Ireland.Christopher Hitchens
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March 2 2009 2:07 PMDon't Say a WordA U.N. resolution seeks to criminalize opinions that differ with the Islamic faith.Christopher Hitchens
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Feb. 16 2009 1:52 PMDon't Let the Mullahs Run Out the ClockObama must talk directly to the Iranian people.Christopher Hitchens
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Aug. 17 2009 5:04 PMYale SurrendersWhy did Yale University Press remove images of Mohammed from a book about the Danish cartoons?Christopher Hitchens
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Aug. 3 2009 11:26 AMObon JourWhat a Japanese community festival tells us about America's gift for reconciliation.Christopher Hitchens
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July 20 2009 12:26 PMA Sense of Historical IronyLeszek Kolakowski, 1927-2009.Christopher Hitchens
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July 13 2009 11:42 AMWhat Happened to the Suicide Bombers of Jerusalem?Nasty, fanatical old men, not human emotions, decided who died and when.Christopher Hitchens
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June 29 2009 12:31 PMCaught on TapeWhat the Nixon tapes tell us about the Republican Party.Christopher Hitchens
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June 14 2009 6:41 PMDon't Call What Happened in Iran Last Week an ElectionIt was a crudely stage-managed insult to everyone involved.Christopher Hitchens
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June 30 2009 3:33 PMRemembering Amos ElonThe historian who explained Israel to itself.Christopher Hitchens
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May 18 2009 6:36 AMObama's Court JestersAs Wanda Sykes showed, comedians aren't funny when they try to flatter the president.Christopher Hitchens
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May 4 2009 11:16 AMRuthless yet HumaneWhy Obama cited Churchill on torture.Christopher Hitchens
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April 20 2009 11:54 AMAnkara Shows Its HandTurkey's scheming at the Strasbourg summit proves it doesn't belong in the European Union.Christopher Hitchens
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April 6 2009 11:10 AMTelling the Truth About the Armenian GenocideWe must resist Turkish pressure to distort history.Christopher Hitchens
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March 23 2009 4:32 PMAn Army of ExtremistsHow some military rabbis are trying to radicalize Israeli soldiers.Christopher Hitchens
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March 9 2009 12:10 PMSwat? Not!Handing the Swat Valley to the Taliban was shameful and wrong.Christopher Hitchens
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Feb. 23 2009 1:50 PMAvigdor Lieberman's ChutzpahThe right to return cannot confer the right to expel.Christopher Hitchens
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Feb. 9 2009 11:24 AMIs Zimbabwe Now a Rogue State?And is it germ warfare when cholera sufferers are forced to cross international boundaries?Christopher Hitchens

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War Stories
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  Business
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  Life
Outward
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  Double X
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  Slate Plus
Political Gabfest
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  Arts
Brow Beat
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  Technology
Future Tense
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How the Digital Era Is Changing the Way We Make Medical Decisions
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  Health & Science
Bad Astronomy
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  Sports
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