Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023

The most important and controversial American diplomat of the postwar era is gone at 100.

Kevin Williamson and the Limits of Polite Discourse

The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?

Your Second Third Drink

You should stop at three drinks. But you can stop there more than once.

Writing and Drinking

Many of America’s great writers were alcoholics.

News Industry In Crisis But News Reporting Better Than Ever

Matt Yglesias has a smart push-back against the lamentations of the decline of journalism.

Journalism Doesn’t Pay

There’s no money in wri

Whitewashing Evil

The capacity of some people to look the other way in the face of evil is astounding.

The Death Of Kim Jong-il: Intelligence Failures And What Comes Next

How can we know what happens next in North Korea when we didn’t even know Kim Jong-il had died?

Photo Of The Day

Christopher Hitchens Dead at 62

R.I.P.

Christopher Hitchens’ Voice

Christopher Hitchens is losing his voice. He misses it.

How To Make a Decent Cup of Tea

Christopher Hitchens explains how to make tea.

Religion and the Dangers of Ignorance

If everything you know about Islam comes from Pam Geller and Christianity from Christopher Hitchens, you’re doing yourself a grave disservice.

White Self-Pity

White America is within thinkable distance of a moment when it will no longer be the majority.

Hitchens on ‘Topic of Cancer’

Christopher Hitchens takes us through this initial weeks with cancer with brutal introspection and wry humor.

Christopher Hitchens Has Cancer

Christopher Hitchens has esophageal cancer.

Losing Our Religion

Hitchens in Beirut

Religious Tests

Abolish The CIA?

Islamofascism

Three Iraq Wars