Christopher Hitchens Summary

In the following review of Blood, Class, and Nostalgia, Ryan commends Hitchens's engaging observations and wit, but concludes that the collection as a whole lacks a cohesive theme and adequate ... Read more

In the following review, Brogan offers a negative assessment of Blood, Class, and Nostalgia. This latest tract [Blood, Class, and Nostalgia] by Christopher Hitchens is both interesting and infuriat... Read more

In the following review, Smith offers a generally positive assessment of Blood, Class, and Nostalgia. Georgetown University, Christopher Hitchens tells us, supplies its Rhodes Scholars with free tu... Read more

In the following review of Prepared for the Worst, Miller commends Hitchens's journalistic skill, but faults his one-dimensional rationality and tendency to conjure conspiracy theories. Chri... Read more

In the following essay, Perrin discusses Hitchens's controversial position on abortion and defense of misogynist rap lyrics. Is Christopher Hitchens a feminist's enemy? From his pulpi... Read more

In the following review, Malcolm offers a negative assessment of The Elgin Marbles. In the stamping-grounds of historical controversy, it is always a pleasure to come across a book which investigat... Read more

In the following review of For the Sake of Argument, Howard commends Hitchens's “gift for studied invective,” but finds fault in his disregard for inconvenient facts. Of all co... Read more

In the following review, Garvey offers a positive assessment of For the Sake of Argument, though he objects to Hitchens's writings on Mother Teresa. Christopher Hitchens writes prolifically ... Read more

In the following review, Mandler offers a positive assessment of Blood, Class, and Nostalgia and For the Sake of Argument, though finds shortcomings in Hitchens's relentless skepticism and disd... Read more

In the following interview, Hitchens discusses his education, formative experiences, his socialist perspective, contemporary political issues, his position on abortion, and his encounters with various... Read more

In the following essay, Judis defends White House aide Sidney Blumenthal against the accusations made by Hitchens during the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. I initially resolved not to write anything abo... Read more

In the following excerpt, Drew offers a positive assessment of No One Left to Lie To. I On a cold, wet day in mid-March of this year, President William Jefferson Clinton tried to rekindle the myth ... Read more

In the following review, Bethell offers a generally negative assessment of Prepared for the Worst. I met Christopher Hitchens a year ago at Stanford University, strolling across the campus with a g... Read more

In the following interview, Hitchens discusses the war in Bosnia, his socialist perspective, and his opinions on President Bill Clinton, This self-proclaimed limn of the left, who studied at Oxford... Read more

In the following essay, Raven discusses the confrontation of the political left and right in a public debate between Christopher Hitchens and his brother, Peter. Hurrah for Prospect. I take it all ... Read more

In the following review of Unacknowledged Legislation, Wheatcroft praises Hitchens as “an outstanding critic,” but finds shortcomings in his “overbearing” style and tendent... Read more

In the following review, Grigg offers a mixed assessment of Prepared for the Worst. There are few journalists whose work can bear reprinting, but Christopher Hitchens is one of them. The collection... Read more

In the following review, Gardner offers a negative assessment of Imperial Spoils. Given that Christopher Hitchens does not seem especially interested in the subject of his most recent book, it is n... Read more

In the following review of Prepared for the Worst, Keach commends Hitchens's coverage of the Middle East and Central America, but notes flaws in his analysis of other writers and his own ȁ... Read more