Wednesday 29 April 2009

Yet More Christopher Hitchens Videos

Perhaps you don't repeatedly type "chirstopher hitchens" into the YouTube search engine quite as frequently as I do, or, I dare say, as often as you should, but I never grow suspicious of an underlying futility; once again, the contributors to YouTube, to which I am a fledgling member, have provided us with this fantastic new interview with Dr Hitchens. He begins by discussing somewhat personal matters, which is unusual, even talking about his daughters, his age, and his son, who makes up part of a British think-tank and campaign group called, The Center for Social Cohesion. Their website resides here and I propose you visit and pay them your due respects (especially if you live in Britain and, therefore, have some degree of interest in the religious pressures faced by all levels of political discourse). And yet, what's really interesting about the interview is that Hitchens mentions, for the first time in the public domain, his current endeavour: he's writing a memoir. Indeed, discussion of his family life will inevitably form part of the interest that surrounds his book, and so it's understandable that he visits these topics now. Before you mop up the coffee you've just spilled in anticipation, feel free to visit this website that's currently hosting the full video of the most recent encounter between Hitchens and his old adversary Dinesh D'Souza. I'm going for the full house here, so you may also wish to view an interview with Hitchens at his home in Washington set against the backdrop of a "portion of his collection" of books. Impressive, I'm sure you'll agree.

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