Christopher Hitchens

Those ignorant atheists Those ignorant atheists

In this witty book, Terry Eagleton argues that Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and their ilk are shockingly ill-informed about the Christian faith.
By Andrew O'Hehir Apr 28, 2009

  • Is the U.S. a Christian nation?

    Christopher Hitchens and Ken Blackwell have a lively, if lopsided, debate over the question.
    By Alex Koppelman April 9, 2009

  • Terror and loathing

    Martin Amis may not know much about Islam and 9/11, but he knows what he hates.
    By Laura Miller April 2, 2008

  • I don't believe in atheists

    Foreign correspondent and intellectual provocateur Chris Hedges explains why New Atheists like Christopher Hitchens are as dangerous as Christian fundamentalists.
    By Charly Wilder March 13, 2008

  • Women ARE funny. And foxy!

    Vanity Fair spotlights Tina Fey and other female comedians, and the question isn't "Why aren't women funny?" but "Why are today's funny women all so hot?"
    By Sarah Hepola March 4, 2008

  • Proud atheists

    Steven Pinker and Rebecca Goldstein, America's brainiest couple, confess that belonging to one of America's most reviled subcultures doesn't mean they believe scientists can explain everything.
    By Steve Paulson October 15, 2007

  • What did Al Sharpton really mean?

    The minister is under fire for allegedly bigoted remarks against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. But it's not entirely clear he meant them.
    By Alex Koppelman May 11, 2007

  • Christopher Hitchens, Al Sharpton and God

    The two firebrands meet to debate religion, the idea of God and Hitchens' new book.
    By Alex Koppelman May 8, 2007

  • Why women aren't funny

    In the forthcoming issue of Vanity Fair, Christopher Hitchens explores one of life's great questions.
    By Page Rockwell December 6, 2006

  • Strange Bedfellows v. Bush and Cheney

    A motley crew that includes Christopher Hitchens, Larry Diamond and Greenpeace is suing the NSA, claiming that Bush's wiretap program is inhibiting free speech.
    By Michael Scherer January 18, 2006

  • Christopher Hitchens' last battle

    The British hawk gives 10 reasons why Americans should be proud of the Iraq war. He goes 0 for 10.
    By Juan Cole September 5, 2005

  • Ugly acts of desperation

    The right has hit new depths with its scurrilous and idiotic attacks on Cindy Sheehan, a politically inexperienced mother in deep pain.
    By Joe Conason August 19, 2005

  • Right Hook

    National Review pundits do battle over Bush's Iraq speech; Podhoretz says soldiers like Sivits and England deserve their own torture. Plus: Hitchens tags Michael Moore the ultimate ugly American.
    By Mark Follman May 26, 2004

  • The great debate, reloaded

    Has the Iraq war made Americans safer? Nine months after their first encounter, Christopher Hitchens and Mark Danner cross swords once more.
    By Gary Kamiya November 11, 2003

  • The crisis of the pro-war liberals

    As Iraq deteriorates, some born-again hawks like Christopher Hitchens are still waving their sabers -- but others are skulking toward the rear.
    By Michelle Goldberg September 22, 2003

  • Betrayed

    Christopher Hitchens called me "cousin" and proclaimed that "we love each other." Then he turned on me in a last-minute gambit to convict the president. Part 5 of "The Clinton Wars."
    By Sidney Blumenthal May 9, 2003

  • Seeds of peace

    At the recent antiwar rally, people acted the way they wished the government would act -- with goodness and tender respect.
    By Anne Lamott February 28, 2003

  • The great debate

    As President Bush all but declared war on Iraq, journalists Christopher Hitchens and Mark Danner thrashed out the big issues that the country should have months ago.
    By Gary Kamiya January 30, 2003

  • Letters

    Readers respond to the Christopher Hitchens interview, "How the Left Became Irrelevant."
    October 31, 2002

  • How the left became irrelevant

    Christopher Hitchens talks about his beef with the Nation, the "filthy menace" of Saddam Hussein, and how the left ceded its moral credibility by opposing the war against Islamic fascism.
    By Edward W. Lempinen October 29, 2002

  • Did Sharon's U.S. visit change anything?

    The Israeli prime minister cut short his stay after another suicide bombing. Christopher Hitchens, Malcolm Hoenlein and other experts debate whether his trip made a difference.
    By Michelle Goldberg and Anthony York May 8, 2002

  • Yes, Virginia, there is a "decent left"

    And Dissent's Michael Walzer is one of its few members. But his "second thoughts" about al-Qaida and the war don't go quite far enough.
    By David Horowitz March 27, 2002

  • Guess what, the bombing worked like a charm

    The antiwar hand-wringers kept warning us of its perils. But as the Taliban despots flee Afghan cities, and their citizens cheer, the air war's stunning efficacy is clear for all to see
    By Christopher Hitchens November 14, 2001

  • Wanted

    If Henry Kissinger isn't guilty of war crimes, no one is. A Vietnam War whistleblower on Christopher Hitchens' case against the former secretary of state.
    By Fred Branfman May 18, 2001

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Wednesday, May 2, 2001
    By Joyce Millman May 2, 2001
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