We woke up this morning to the news that Christopher Hitchens has died at age 62 from complications from his esophageal cancer. Very sad news, since I believe the world is so in need of people like Christopher Hitchens and it's a big loss for all of us. Sometimes we just need people to speak their minds and speak about the truth not to be buried in the enormous amount of ignorant bullshit available everywhere.
I have always enjoyed Christopher Hitchens, be it from his books and articles - which people insist on calling polemic, I don't see why his words can be called polemic, he was very clear and rational to me - or from his TV appearances and interviews. I think, more than anything, Christopher Hitchens was a breath of fresh air in a world that's so consumed with stupidity and simplistic ideas of religion.
He was extremely entertaining, a true interesting man, with an incredible passion for writing and for enjoying the things he really liked - whiskey anyone?!
So, there are a few pieces in the news today about him I'd like to share with you - if you are interested:
