MetaFilter posts tagged with Hitchens

"Given the number of sins we've committed over the course of 20 centuries, reference to them must be rather summary"

empath — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:04:53 -0800

Is the Catholic Church a force for good in the world? Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry debate the question with Archbishop John Onaiyekan and Anne Widdencombe. Parts 2, 3, 4, 5

Culture & Barbarism

Dumsnill — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:25:40 -0800

Metaphysics in a Time of Terrorism. (via)

Hitchens hates the Beirut nazis.

Anything — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:05:38 -0800

In other news: prominent Iraq war supporter and atheist writer Christopher Hitchens caught in street brawl with Syrian nazis in Beirut, Lebanon, after defacing the group's poster with "No, no, Fuck You". The assault occurred on the eve of a lecture held by Mr. Hitchens at the American University of Beirut, on the subject of "Who are the revolutionaries in today's Middle East".

...if waterboarding does not constitute torture, then there is no such thing as torture.

orthogonality — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:54:24 -0800

You may have read by now the official lie about this treatment, which is that it “simulates” the feeling of drowning. This is not the case. You feel that you are drowning because you are drowning—or, rather, being drowned, albeit slowly and under controlled conditions and at the mercy (or otherwise) of those who are applying the pressure.

Christopher Hitchens, Iraq War supporter, militant atheist, and now volunteer subject of waterboarding. With video.

The Four Horsemen

empath — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:52:08 -0800

The Four Horsemen: Just in time for holidays, enjoy a pleasant chat between the world's most famous atheists - Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett.

On the Limits of Self-Improvement, Part I

nevercalm — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:50:24 -0800

On the Limits of Self-Improvement, wherein Christopher Hitchens delves into "an entire micro-economy based on the pursuit of betterment."

The deus-ex-machina is not great

These Premises Are Alarmed — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 07:03:19 -0800

Christopher Hitchens reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. nyt, via their book review podcast.

This Void? Does it Vibrate?

bardic — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:52:37 -0800

AtheistFilter: Excerpts from Christopher Hitchens' God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything. Excerpt two: "Was Muhammad Epileptic?" Three: "Mormonism: A Racket Becomes a Religion" (via)

Agent Orange

homunculus — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 23:30:27 -0800

The Vietnam Syndrome. "In the 1960s, the United States blanketed the Mekong River delta with Agent Orange, a chemical defoliant more devastating than napalm. Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam War, the poisoned legacy lives on in the children whose deformities it is said to have caused." Photo essay by James Nachtwey, written essay by Christopher Hitchens. [Previously discussed here and here, via C&L.]

Cole vs. Hitch

homunculus — Wed, 03 May 2006 19:21:55 -0800

Christopher Hitchens vs. Juan Cole (via).

Grapple in the Apple!

reality — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:28:51 -0800

Debate Site Grapple in the Apple! Christopher Hitchens and George Galloway argue live, now, about the Iraq War. Sorry about the minimal FPP, but it's all about the ~~boxing match~~ debate.

Hitchens

semmi — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:33:50 -0800

A War to Be Proud Of. Christopher Hitchens in the Weekly Standard.

Wine. Is. Red!

Asparagirl — Tue, 08 Feb 2005 13:56:41 -0800

Drinking with Christopher Hitchens and the Iraqis Blogger Michael J. Totten recounts a night out with several angry Iraqis and one famous polemicist.

'Their job is to suppress us noiselessly; ours is to survive.'

languagehat — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:35:21 -0800

Victor Serge is one of the missing links in 20th-century history; in at the beginning of the Soviet Union, he saw before almost anyone what a nightmare it was going to be, wrote some prescient books, may have invented the word "totalitarian," knew everybody who was anybody, and was forgotten. Christopher Hitchens tries to remind us (quote and acknowledgment inside).

doubting theresa

mdn — Sat, 28 Jun 2003 07:56:55 -0800

“. . . just that terrible pain of loss, of God not wanting me, of God not being God, of God not really existing.” Even the soon-to-be St. Theresa had moments of atheism; although this essay is too devotional for me (and doesn't even mention Hitchens's take) it does humanize the calcutta nun's experience for me. via aldaily.

semmi — Sat, 28 Sep 2002 23:45:27 -0800

The last Minority Report in the Nation by Christopher Hitchens

Ty Webb — Wed, 03 Apr 2002 13:00:37 -0800

The God Squad Christopher Hitchens gives (another) one to organized religion, and reminds us of the important role that the Islamic world played in preserving Western Civilization.

MiguelCardoso — Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:03:59 -0800

Why Are Left-Wing Brits Like Hitchens, Amis And Rushdie Supporting President Bush? In this terrific article, The New Statesman's John Lloyd dares to pose the question. To which I would add my own: so far as the campaign against terrorism is concerned, isn't the standard Right/Left dichotomy becoming an increasingly American thang? [Please look inside Ty Webb's "Axis of Evil" post for an interesting discussion on the Hitchens/Bush (dis)connection]

lizs — Thu, 15 Nov 2001 09:33:05 -0800

Guess what, the bombing worked like a charm. Chris Hitchens weighs in with "I told you so" in 1000 words or less. Now if only we had a Chomsky response.

aaron — Tue, 02 Oct 2001 01:52:36 -0800

"I have no hesitation in describing this mentality, carefully and without heat, as soft on crime and soft on fascism. No political coalition is possible with such people and, I’m thankful to say, no political coalition with them is now necessary. It no longer matters what they think." Christopher Hitchens says that intellectuals of the left who seek to understand the new enemy are no friends of peace, democracy or human life. Two different versions of the same article here and here. Along the same lines, a piece from The Economist arguing that "Whatever its mistakes, the idea that America brought the onslaught upon itself is absurd."