Originally Posted By DAR Anyone ever read his stuff on Slate. It's very well written. However personally liking him is akin to befriending a cobra. You can do it but don't be surprised if he bites you.
Originally Posted By pecos bill I have read some of his stuff, and agree with about 95% of what he says. I dont understand the Cobra analogy, but I really dont know that much about his personal life.
Originally Posted By ecdc I really like Hitchens. His foreword to Ayaan Hirsi Ali's book is worth the price alone. His books on Mother Theresa and "God is not Great" are flawed in some ways but are very important contributions for presenting contrary perspectives on nearly universal beliefs. But, like Hirsi Ali, I especially like him for refusing to play the politically correct games with Islam that says it's a religion of peace. Islam has more than earned his criticism.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Hitchens is a strange bird. Lifelong socialist, more recent neocon on foreign policy, right now atheist provocateur. And tipsy to sloshed more often than not when you see him. Like Bill Buckley, he's one of those people who can intimidate others just through his bearing, speaking style complete with 20 dollar words, and absolute conviction that he's right at all times.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I think 9/11 unhinged his thinking. He was always a foe of the Catholic Church, but after the fatwa against Rushdie (a friend), he added Islam. 9/11 sent him into neo-con territory, where he now simultaneously supports the war in Iraq, opposes all religions, and still admires Trotsky. A strange bird indeed.
Originally Posted By DAR Here's a link to some of his writings: <a href="http://www.slate.com/default.aspx?id=3944&qt=Christopher+Hitchens" target="_blank">http://www.slate.com/default.a spx?id=3944&qt=Christopher+Hitchens</a>
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh Anybody read the one he wrote recently about Hillary and Bosnia? Sounds like he won't be voting for Sen Clinton.
