A lesson from Hitch: When rudeness is called for
A lesson from Hitch: When rudeness is called for I’ve just been reviewing my experiences with Christopher Hitchens. He informed me, entertained me, provoked me like nobody else, and I will miss his antic spirit more than I can say. I didn’t know him for long, though I’d been reading his pieces, with mixed reactions, [...]
Christopher Hitchens makes first speaking appearance in months
Atheist superstar and public intellectual Christopher Hitchens appeared in public for the first time in months tonight at the Texas Freethought Convention in Houston. Hitchens, author of God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, and most recently of Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens, was presented with the Richard Dawkins Freethinker of the Year Award by Dawkins [...]
Atheism is cool, says Archbishop Rowan Williams – Telegraph
The Archbishop of Canterbury has admitted the Church of England is struggling to counter the image of atheism as “the new cool thing”. Dr Rowan Williams argued it has become difficult for the Church to convey its message because of the popularity of non-believers such as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. “I’d want to know [...]
The New Commandments by Christopher Hitchens
The Ten Commandments were set in stone, but it may be time for a re-chisel. With all due humility, the author takes on the job, pruning the ethically dubious, challenging the impossible, and rectifying some serious omissions. By Christopher Hitchens • Video by Jacques del Conte
Christopher Hitchens to Receive Richard Dawkins Award
The Atheist Alliance of America AAA convention is going to be held in Texas this October 7th-9th, 2011. One of the highlights each year the the presentation of the Richard Dawkins Award — and this happens to be a year in which Dawkins will be on hand to make the presentation. The Richard Dawkins Award [...]
Christopher Hitchens: Unspoken Truths
Until cancer attacked his vocal cords, the author didn’t fully appreciate what was meant by “a writer’s voice,” or the essential link between speech and prose. As a man who loved to talk, he turns to the masters of such conversation, both in history and in his own circle. I have seen the moment of [...]
Message to American Atheists by Christopher Hitchens
Sent to the American Atheists convention on Friday, 22 April 2011 Dear fellow-unbelievers, Nothing would have kept me from joining you except the loss of my voice (at least my speaking voice) which in turn is due to a long argument I am currently having with the specter of death. Nobody ever wins this argument, [...]
