The Hitch

Christopher Hitchens, 1949-2011

An impassioned opponent of totalitarianism of all kinds, defender of Jeffersonian democracy and a true bon vivant, the world is a better place for his having lived, and his legacy and writings will outlast his all too short life.

Turkey & Europe

"It's not a bridge; it's a tunnel"

Uncommon Knowledge - Revisionism

The discussion about opposing Fascist methods with comparably ruthless tactics reminded me of Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff's contemporary arguments in Powell and Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.