Hitchens, a columnist for the Nation and Vanity Fair, and author, most recently, of The Trial of Henry Kissinger, has made a career of disagreement and dissent, of being the thorn in search of a side.

The last time I saw Christopher Hitchens was on a sunny summer day on Irving Place. I had just had Christopher Hitchens, as he once was. “Gallagher,” (he always addressed me by my surname) “You’re ...

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Where does Hitchens’ legacy stand? Have events vindicated his worldview, what he claimed to have lived for? What’s striking is how distinct these two questions are. Because what defined the man is not ...

Vanity Fair, where much of Hitchens’ work appeared, announced his passing late Thursday night on Twitter. He was 62 and suffering from esophageal cancer. Hitchens, born in Britain but more recently ...

Christopher Hitchens would have been a darn good high school teacher. That was one of my first memories after hearing that the prolific author and columnist had died Thursday at the age of 62. A ...

Christopher Hitchens returns from "the holidays" refreshed and ready to air his grievances with what, in his opinion, may have been the most controversial thing he read in The New York Times before ...

Journalist, critic, pundit and all-around provocateur Christopher Hitchens died December 15 at the age of 62. The outpouring of appreciation (and criticism) has been immense, including this piece in ...

Nuance is the mortal enemy of essayist Christopher Hitchens. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional promotional ...

“I miss Christopher Hitchens,” the Americana songwriter Conor Oberst sung on his heart-excising 2016 album Ruminations. “I miss Oliver Sacks. I miss poor Robin Williams. I miss Sylvia Plath. Every ...

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