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  1. Vor 3 Tagen · (Let's remember that a 'young contrarian' in 2001––the book's publication date––probably would have no idea about the Bosnian war in the early 90s). The true mark of an educated man isn't in what he knows, but how well he's able to share it. Sometimes this book lets off the impression that Hitchens is more concerned with appearing brilliant than informing his audience. A shame, because ...

  2. Vor 2 Tagen · 2001 Letters to a Young Contrarian, Basic Books; 2002 Orwell's Victory, Allen Lane/Penguin Press. ISBN 0-713-99-584-X. (UK Edition) 2002 as US edition: Why Orwell Matters, Basic Books ISBN 0-465-03050-5. 2003 A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq. Plume/Penguin Group, ISBN 0452284988

  3. thecommoncentrist.substack.com › p › letters-to-a-young-apostate‘Letters To A Young Apostate’

    15. Mai 2024 · The title of the song was inspired (as so many of my ideas seem to be) by the late Christopher Hitchens and is a play on the title of his book ‘Letters to a Young Contrarian’. Hitch remains to the day incredibly influential in all my endeavours. I keep a copy of ‘gOD IS NOT GREAT’ close to me at all times (I dare not say that it's my Bible) and turn to it whenever I feel the need to ...

  4. 11. Mai 2024 · The best books on Disaster Diplomacy, recommended by Ilan Kelman. The perception that disasters are isolated events beyond our control is simply not true, says the disaster research expert Dr Ilan Kelman. We – governments and others – have a greater role in creating them than we wish to acknowledge.

  5. 15. Mai 2024 · In the United States, Donald Trump wanted to build a wall on the border with Mexico. Of course, uncontrolled migration can (and should) be criticized from an anti-capitalist standpoint. However, paraphrasing Christopher Hitchens’ “Letter to a Young Contrarian,” it is also important how one thinks, not only what. I am writing ...

  6. 8. Mai 2024 · #86: Redefining volunteering, effective charity, and scaling impact A Q&A with non-profit CEO and startup operator Nick Charinos

  7. 5. Mai 2024 · Who better to speak to that person who finds him or herself in a contrarian position than Hitchens, who has made a career of disagreeing in profound and entertaining ways.This book explores the entire range of "contrary positions"-from noble dissident to gratuitous pain in the butt.