Pierre Poilievre and the Politics of Brutalization
“The word ‘brutalize’ is now employed quite wrongly to mean harsh or cruel treatment meted out by the strong to the weak…but in fact it means something subtler, namely the…
Christopher Hitchens
On Christopher Hitchens
When asked, several years back, what he thought of fellow leftish dissident Noam Chomsky, Christopher Hitchens made the point that while he respected much of Chomsky’s work, Chomsky was overvaluing…
Memorable Christopher Hitchens (II) #nlpoli
“The noble title of "dissident" must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement.” – srbp –
Chris Hedges on Christopher Hitchens
I was getting a little tired of reading what an all-round great guy and giant intellect Christopher Hitchens was, so I found this radio interview with Chris Hedges on the…
Memorable Christopher Hitchens #nlpoli
“To ‘choose’ dogma and faith over doubt and experience is to throw out the ripening vintage and to reach greedily for the Kool-Aid.” That line – from God is not…
The Hitchens Method #nlpoli #cdnpoli
There are plenty of people out there who pat themselves on the back for telling it like it is, for calling it as they see it. You know they do…
The alternative Christopher Hitchens
Both left and right blogospheres have been full of tears and praise for Christopher Hitchens since his passing. And that’s the way it should be. He was a brilliant intellectual,…
So Long, Hitch
Christopher Hitchens died yesterday. His voice will be missed tremendously, maybe even grudgingly by some of those with whom he disagreed so vehemently about many things, not least of which,…
Friday miscellany – pizzachick, chic hotels and Christopher Hitchens…
…I might be going out on a limb here… but I am predicting a green Christmas in Ottawa. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— At the risk of being flamed, I gotta say that I…
So long Hitch
The world just got a little duller and a lot less literate. Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011.
Catholics say no to anti-bullying bill because it promotes LGBT acceptance
Constantly reading about the bigoted nature of the richest Christian church on this planet, the Roman-Catholic church, can make a secular-humanist like myself sick and perhaps even resentful of Catholics…
The four ways to defend religion
Sam Harris A year or so ago, I was exposed to prominent atheist Sam Harris’ outline of the three basic ways in which religion is commonly defended. It seemed like…