Pell backs God's long division Oct 5, 2009
George Pell Christopher Hitchens ... In a speech titled ''Without God We Are Nothing'', presented as a counterpoint to a talk by the atheist author Christopher Hitchens the previous day, Cardinal Pell said science was generally an ally of Christian faith ... WHEN Christopher Hitchens says religion poisons everything, he is not. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Sanctimonious unbelievers need to be more tolerant Oct 4, 2009
And we think those who do are rather dim, as does Christopher Hitchens ... WHEN Christopher Hitchens says religion poisons everything, he is not. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
You Lie! Great Slate Stories About Liars and Lying. Oct 2, 2009
": The DoD's disgraceful plot to plant rosy stories in the Iraqi press," by Christopher Hitchens. Posted Dec. 5, 2005. (Slate)
God Is Great, Christopher Hitchens Oct 2, 2009
Author Christopher Hitchens has been making a career of condemning world religions, Christianity among them ... One of the key proponents of this view is best-selling author, Christopher Hitchens ... 1] Christopher Hitchens, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (New York: Twelve Publishers, 2007), 25. (Suite101.com)
Who Needs Religion? Sep 30, 2009
Fierce secularists like Christopher Hitchens deny that religion is necessary for morality. In any particular case, this is impossible to deny. (Townhall.com)
The One Thing Iran Is Actually Afraid Of Sep 30, 2009
Christopher Hitchens explained why being involved with Iran is. The people who care about this second Iran are rarely much interested in the first oneand vice versa. (Slate)
Newsweek: New tapes reveal the 'real' Bill Clinton Sep 26, 2009
What Was Bill Thinking. Inside the mind of William Jefferson Clinton. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Verbal grenades at speakers' corner Sep 23, 2009
Topics are deliberately provocative, with the Sydney Muslim spokesman Keyser Trad to argue for Islamic polygamy and the relevance of God debated with provocateurs such as Cardinal George Pell and the atheist Christopher Hitchens ... Religion Poisons Everything Christopher Hitchens. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Honorable Gentleman Sep 23, 2009
"I want to do what I think my Lord wants me to do, Jones told Mother Jones magazine in early 2006. Talk like that must have been double battery acid to the ears of Iraq war cheerleader Christopher Hitchens, an avowed atheist who the year before had called Jones a "political and moral cretin" for his change of heart. ? 2009 Antiwar.com By Clark Stooksbury - September 22, 2009 By William S. Lind - September 22, 2009 September 21, 2009September 19, 2009 - Comments: 1 August 29, 2009 - Comments:... (The American Conservative)
Farewell to the Godfather Sep 21, 2009
Irving Kristol, 1920-2009 - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine ... By Christopher HitchensPosted Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, at 5:15 PM ET. (Slate)
First They Came for the Marlboros Sep 20, 2009
Christopher Hitchens a "picknose control freak." Since then, the smoking ban has spread to Dublin pubs and Paris cafes and the muttering has gone away. Last week, the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, shared a stage with Bloomberg at Columbia University and mocked him for banning margarinei. (Slate)
The Globalization of Censorship Sep 15, 2009
Related in SlateShortly after Yale University Press announced it would not publish the Danish cartoons in The Cartoons That Shook the World, Christopher Hitchens the university's decision. Grady Hendrix discussed this summer's Chinese , and in 2002 Dahlia Lithwick looked at following Sept. 11. (Slate)
Engaging With Iran Is Like Having Sex With Someone Who Hates You Sep 15, 2009
- By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine ... By Christopher HitchensPosted Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at 12:29 PM ET ... Christopher Hitchens of why we're in a war against Islamic terrorism. (Slate)
Churches put their faith in advertising Jesus Sep 10, 2009
Until we meet to debate your central tenets, might I suggest you read a Good Book or two: Dr Richard Dawkins "The God Delusion" and Christopher Hitchens "God is NOT Great". In the interim, stop trying to poison our children with your piffle. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Redemption Song Sep 1, 2009
Assessing the media version of the Kennedy "legacy." - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine ... By Christopher HitchensPosted Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, at 11:17 AM ET. (Slate)
US storm as Mohammed cartoons edited out of book Aug 31, 2009
Vanity Fair columnist Christopher Hitchens said in the online magazine Slate it was "perhaps the worst episode in the steady surrender to religious extremism -- particularly Muslim religious extremism -- that is spreading across our culture.". And Islam scholar Reza Aslan, author of "No god but God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam," pulled his jacket blurb praising the book in a failed attempt to get Yale to change its mind. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Iran's Most Wanted Aug 25, 2009
- By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine ... By Christopher HitchensPosted Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, at 2:01 PM ET ... Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair and the Roger S. Mertz media fellow at the Hoover Institution. (Slate)
James Wood: A don defends the Supreme Being from the new atheists. Aug 24, 2009
For Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens, among others, the God most worth fighting against seems to be a hybrid of a cheaply understood Old Testament, a prejudicially scanned Koran, and the sentimentalities of contemporary evangelicalism ... It makes a sharp, limited case against Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, better than any previous book of its kind has. (New Yorker)
Hypocrisy, Hoaxes, and Human Smuggling Aug 22, 2009
10) ": Why did Yale University Press remove images of Mohammed from a book about the Danish cartoons?" by Christopher Hitchens. Yale University Press' decision not to publish any images of the Prophet Mohammed for fear of instigating violence sets a dangerous precedent for worldwide freedom of the press. (Slate)
Better is One Day in Your Courts Aug 20, 2009
The next student came by to compare notes on some recent books he read books by authors like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. We talked about the reasons why Christians often read the works of atheists and why atheists are often afraid to read the works of Christians. (Townhall.com)
Author argues for the morality of nonbelief and temperance toward belief Aug 19, 2009
No wonder Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins are grouchy. Sinnott-Armstrong is a big improvement on those two atheist authors: Though he variously calls himself agnostic and atheist, he s no grouch, and he s actually versed in the thinking of religious believers, both as a philosopher and former evangelical Christian. (Boston Globe)
Yale Surrenders Aug 18, 2009
- By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine ... By Christopher HitchensPosted Monday, Aug. 17, 2009, at 5:04 PM ET ... Related in SlateIn 2006, Christopher Hitchens wanted to know. (Slate)
How Accurate Is Pre-Election Polling in Afghanistan? Aug 18, 2009
Christopher Hitchens described the situation there as. Fred Kaplan warned the United States. (Slate)
Christopher Hitchens and James Cuno debate the Parthenon sculptures Aug 11, 2009
At the end of July Christopher Hitchens and James Cuno were in debate over the Parthenon sculptures. Hitchens argues for the reunification of the sculptures that were intended to be seen as a unity. (Harper's Magazine)
Advertising push reaches out to atheists Aug 9, 2009
Best-selling books like Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion" and Christopher Hitchens' "God is Not Great" have popularized the idea of atheism as a cause rather than simply a stance. And polls show that fewer Americans are embracing religion. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Bagging religion is hardly dangerous Aug 5, 2009
The key speaker is the controversialist and prominent atheist Christopher Hitchens. He will deliver the opening address on "Religion poisons everything", which no doubt will rework the thesis in his 2007 book God Is Not Great. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
What If Obama Really Was Born in Kenya? Aug 4, 2009
Christopher Hitchens lamented our. Obama's opponents in the 2008 presidential election can show injury, since their personal presidential ambitions were thwarted. (Slate)
Gates case: What's race got to do with it? Jul 29, 2009
On the Gates incident, these people agree with Christopher Hitchens, who writes on Slate. com: "Professor Gates and not on his epidermis or that of the arresting officer, and, if he didn't have the presence of mind to do so, that needn't inhibit the rest of us.". (Christian Science Monitor)
Mos Def and the Boogeyman Jul 28, 2009
Mos Def vs. Christopher Hitchens on 'Real Time with Bill Maher ... Mos Def vs. Christopher Hitchens on 'Real Time with Bill Maher ... If you like politics and have HBO, or are just into YouTube, perhaps you've seen the video of rapper Mos Def and author Christopher Hitchens, bookending Salman Rushdie and Bill Maher on Maher's talk show, engaged in a conversation about the Taliban. (Slate)
Grandson of Ernest Hemingway edits new version of author’s memoir Jul 10, 2009
The Atlantic magazine last month carried an article by Christopher Hitchens, Hemingway s Libidinous Feast. The family members behind the re-edited book have ties to Bozeman. (Helena Independent Record)
Book Reviews Jul 5, 2009
God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens The reviewer, Ioannis Gatsiounis, places Hitchens' screed against religion in the context of deeply Muslim Malaysia, where Hitchens' arguments for the supremacy of reason may not resonate. (Jul 6, '07). (Asia Times Online)
Caught on Tape Jun 30, 2009
- By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine ... By Christopher HitchensPosted Monday, June 29, 2009, at 12:31 PM ET ... Christopher Hitchens is a columnist for Vanity Fair and the author of , now out in paperback. (Slate)
LETTER: Why have others wanted to come to America? Jun 24, 2009
- Christopher Hitchens (June 22, 2009) " 7X6Z9 wrote on Jun 23, 2009 8:28 AM:" Cognitus, I'm surprised a scholar of history such as yourself failed to mention this in your defense of (The One Who Is Above All Criticism) King Obama. 1996 The Bay of Camels -- CIA's biggest flop since Cuba. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Hellenophiles, Rejoice! Jun 24, 2009
Christopher Hitchens visits the new Acropolis Museum (and the place itself) in Athens, and, as is his wont, (and the Elgin Marbles). In addition to the replacement of the old museum insufficient is too nice a word for it this also means that the renovation and repair work on the Akropolis itself is either finished or finishing, which gives me another reason to want to go visit again: no scaffolding and construction on the hill. (The American Conservative)
Persian Paranoia Jun 23, 2009
- By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine ... By Christopher HitchensPosted Monday, June 22, 2009, at 12:43 PM ET ... Related in SlateChristopher Hitchens John Dickerson explained why when it cracked down on protesters. (Slate)
The Conservative Case for Massive Government-Sponsored Health Care Jun 20, 2009
Fairlie's fellow Briton (my ) Christopher Hitchens in a June 12 New York Times book review, "The word 'raffish' might have been coined for him," a judgment whose authority commands deference. (Christopher is sufficiently raffish that Vanity Fair achieved two years ago merely by sending him to a spa, but compared with Henry, he's. (Slate)
Obama the Underminer Jun 4, 2009
In 2003, Christopher Hitchens spoke with the , then a junior cleric, who recommended that the United States invade Iran. Anne Applebaum ridiculed the idea of a. (Slate)
A Christian Marxist spars with atheists Jun 3, 2009
"Eagleton, who has churned out 40-plus books in his career, admits he's no theologian. Yet that's also true of the fundamentalists whose ignorant religion he rightly criticizes; true, too, of the main targets of his ire, the atheist authors Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, whom he frequently lumps together as "Ditchkins. " Of the two, he has some admiration for Hitchens - Dawkins he writes off as a theological imbecile - but even Hitchens is witheringly likened to "an indignant bank... (Boston Globe)
Remembering Amos Elon Jun 2, 2009
- By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine ... By Christopher HitchensPosted Monday, June 1, 2009, at 10:59 AM ET ... Christopher Hitchens by considering its future. (Slate)
Tim Baures: Reasoned morality Jun 1, 2009
Christopher Hitchens has often posed a challenge to the religious: Name one thing a religious person is capable of that an atheist is incapable of. His challenge has thus far gone unmet. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Books, Movies, and Music Recommended by Slate This Month May 30, 2009
Michael Oren's (Recommended by Christopher Hitchens in ""). Richard Golden's and Cormac McCarthy's (Recommended by Ron Rosenbaum in ""). (Slate)
Never forget Memorial Day May 29, 2009
"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens. I said there are no gods. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Spring Reading for Conservatives May 21, 2009
At a minimum, it destroys Christopher Hitchens absurd claim that religion poisons everything with overwhelming evidence of the many benefits Christianity has showered on the human race. Hart s dismantling of the case that Christianity has hurt more than helped human happiness drips with sarcasm, but the snark is earned. (Human Events Online)
Parents gather to nurture nonbelief May 18, 2009
Best-selling books such as Christopher Hitchens' "God is Not Great" and Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion" have lent some respectability to nonbelievers, and at the least made their existence better known. But members of the parenting group said they are not as strident as these writers. (News & Observer)
Hanks Returns In "Angels & Demons" May 12, 2009
It's from Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens and other bestselling atheists. "Angels s" is the work of a man who believes the Church is vital (even if scarily imperfect). (CBS News)
COLUMN: Waterboarding or your next boring staff meeting at work: You choose May 11, 2009
Harry Potter wrote on May 9, 2009 7:04 PM:" A little research shows that:Journalist Christopher Hitchens subjected himself to waterboarding in May of 2008, and more recently Mike Guy from Playboy did the same. Each journalist began the process and dropped the "safety stick" within fifteen and six seconds, respectively. Both were visibly shaken, and had no illusions about whether the technique constitutes torture.Perhaps chicken little read about this and wisely backed out of his pledge. Anyone... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The Slate Endorsements May 8, 2009
Grigoris Balakian's and Christopher de Bellaigue's (Recommended by Christopher Hitchens in ""). Amos Oz's (Recommended by Judith Shulevitz in ""). (Slate)
Yglesias: That Marx Guy Was Onto Something May 5, 2009
Under the circumstances, it's perhaps natural that we're seeing something of a resurgence of interest in the work of Karl Marx, both in the form of a recent Atlantic by Christopher Hitchens written mostly to amuse, and in Leo Panitch's in Foreign Policy. It should be noted that there's something a bit parochial about this. (Slate)
To be knave or brave? The choice tortures Hannity Apr 30, 2009
Sheyawn Hannity should have Christopher Hitchens on his show to debate this further. If Olbermann can t knock some sense into this @ssclown, maybe Hitch can - especially since he was waterboarded and admitted it s torture. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Christopher Hitchens & Hunter Thompson Bonded In Booze Apr 19, 2009
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS & HUNTER THOMPSON BONDED IN BOOZE- New York Post ... CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS & HUNTER THOMPSON BONDED IN BOOZE ... CREDIT booze for bringing Christopher Hitchens and Hunter S. Thompson together. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Mailbag: Accomplished, finally (April 13) Apr 14, 2009
One answer we should pay attention to comes from liberal author and antagonist extraordinaire Christopher Hitchens. In a series of essays and books written over the past seven years his position on the war has been consistent. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
If Only Thomas Jefferson Could See the Whiz-Bang New Exhibits at Monticello Apr 14, 2009
Christopher Hitchens explained. David Greenberg wondered. (Slate)
Hitchens: Obama Is Being Way Too Nice to Iran Apr 13, 2009
- By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine ... By Christopher HitchensUpdated Monday, April 13, 2009, at 6:57 AM ET ... Christopher Hitchens' book is newly available in paperback. (Slate)
Q & A with Alyssa Picard Apr 12, 2009
IN 2007, SHORTLY after he became a US citizen, writer Christopher Hitchens consigned himself to a dentist's chair to bid farewell to his characteristically "British teeth." After a set of veneers had been applied, Hitchens announced that he felt as if the procedure "was part of my new passport to Americanization.". Americans are obsessed with teeth. (Boston Globe)
* SUNDAY PROFILE: Bill Maher is going straight to hell Apr 5, 2009
He is a ruder, less intellectual, far more foul-mouthed and much funnier teammate of Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins ... It has provided YouTube with endless instances of toothsome TV: regular guest Christopher Hitchens giving a hostile audience his rigid middle digit; clueless rightwingers subjected to deafening boos from Maher and fellow guests; or Maher himself wading furiously into the audience to eject an invading horde of Sept. 11 conspiracy-theorists. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Wait, there's more Mar 26, 2009
The splenetic US-based English journalist Christopher Hitchens - best known for his political commentary - at Slate. com. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Thousands Protest 6th Anniv. Of Iraq War Mar 22, 2009
Regarding Cindy Sheehan, Christopher Hitchens observed that "one must deny to anyone the right to ventriloquize the dead. [Her son] Casey Sheehan joined up as a responsible adult volunteer. Are we so sure that he would have wanted to see his mother acquiring "a knack for P.R." and announcing that he was killed in a war for a Jewish cabal? (a claim that has brought David Duke flying to Ms. Sheehan's side.) This is just as objectionable, on logical as well as moral grounds, as the old pro-war... (CBS News)
Speaker asks pastors to listen more deeply Mar 22, 2009
" Christopher Hitchens ". ClassWarrior wrote on Mar 22, 2009 12:33 AM:" Michael Welch wrote: "I think atheists such as 'CW' are simplistic in their ideological need to dismiss religious belief as many folks' sense of civic and social responsibility is augmented by their understanding of say the latter prophets of the Jewish scriptures, and for Christians in particular the Jesus of the sermon on the mount and the beatitudes. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Griffin: British bus ads debate Gods existence Mar 19, 2009
Around the same time, Christopher Hitchens and David Dennett each wrote a book along similar lines. These three authors have helped to make the case against belief more public, and perhaps more fashionable. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
The Fairness Doctrine: Coming to a Campus Near You Mar 17, 2009
Students in that class are being asked to read texts by Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens. In these books, the authors explain why they hate a God that doesnt exist. (Townhall.com)
Obama: Food Safety System A Health Hazard Mar 15, 2009
Watch Now: Bob Schieffer interviews Republican wonder kid Jonathan Krohn and columnist Christopher Hitchens, plus a roundtable on the politics of education. On The Issues. (CBS News)
Catching Up With The GOPs Teen Sensation Mar 14, 2009
Also on this weeks Washington Unplugged: Our political roundtable discusses the political implications of President Obamas education policy, and Vanity Fair columnist Christopher Hitchens gives a blunt overview of British-US relations, American foreign policy and the experience of being water boarded. Read More Posts In Share & Save. (CBS News)
The GOPs Teen Sensation Mar 14, 2009
March 13, 2009: The GOP's teenage star, columnist Christopher Hitchens, and the politics of education ... This Week: Republican Wonder Kid Jonathan Krohn, The Politics Of Education, And Columnist Christopher Hitchens. (CBS News)
A great start Mar 7, 2009
Christopher Hitchens, Bernard-Henri Levy and Fawaz Gerges discuss whether the Taliban and al Qaeda are one and the same on this week's "GPS" Sunday, 1 & 5 p.m. ET. CNN: What's the next step toward a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. (CNN -- World)
The Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot Gabfest Mar 6, 2009
David chatters about Slate contributor Christopher Hitchens, who this week after defacing a poster put up by a neo-Nazi group. Emily talks about , otherwise known as Alex Rodriguez, who for having used steroids in the past. (Slate)
