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Religion and Politics
The Place for Religion in Public Life
Renowned author, journalist and critic Christopher Hitchens will speak on "Religion and Politics: The Place for Religion in Public Life" on Tuesday, February 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Compton Union Building Auditorium. The event is jointly sponsored by the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service and International Programs Global Studies.
Although admission is free, tickets are provided to hold your seat. Please email foley.events@wsu.edu to request tickets.
- Date: Tuesday, February 10
- Time: 6:00 p.m.
- Location: CUB Auditorium
Speech Excerpt
Mr. Hitchens speaking on religion and free speech in 2006.
About Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens is among one of the best-known and most controversial writers and media critics. He was a columnist for Vanity Fair, The Nation, and Slate. He is also a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books, the London Review of Books, the New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times Book Review, and the Atlantic Monthly, among many other publications.
As foreign correspondent and travel writer, Hitchens has written from more than 60 countries on five continents - from Afghanistan, Albania and Angola through, India, Iran, Iraq and Japan, to Vietnam, Western Sahara, and Zimbabwe.
Hitchens' essays and articles have been collected or anthologized in The Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century Essays, Best American Essays of 2001, Best American Travel Writing of 2002, Best American Political Writing of 2004, and the "best of" collections published by The London Review of Books, The Spectator, The Nation, The New Statesman, The Weekly Standard and Best 50 Atlantic Monthly Book Reviews.
He is the author of many books including "God Is Not Great," "Class and Nostalgia: Anglo-American Ironies," "Karl Marx and The Paris Commune," "The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favorite Fetish," "International Territory: The UN After Fifty Years," "The Palestine Question," "The Trial of Henry Kissinger," and "A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq."
Christopher Hitchens was born in Portsmouth, England and educated at The Leys School (Cambridge) and Balliol College (Oxford). He holds an Honors Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
From 1971-1981, Hitchens worked as a book reviewer in London for The Times and was social science editor of the Times Higher Education Supplement. He was assistant editor and staff writer The New Statesman, researcher/reporter for London Weekend Television and chief foreign correspondent for Daily Express.
Christopher Hitchens emigrated to the United States in 1981 and worked as a weekly book reviewer for New York Newsday. He since has continued on as a writer, commentator, critic and social intellectual for many publications.
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A short list of the greatest living conversationalists in English would probably have to include Christopher Hitchens....Great brilliance, fantastic powers of recall and quick wit are clearly valuable in sustaining conversation at these cosmic levels. Charm may be helpful too....
--"The Economist," Dec. 2006
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