Have voted and followed a man of such good taste!Good on you @antbird23, great to hear from you. Welcome to the strange world of Steemology! Particularly pleased to read your post, primarily because I have just mentioned Christopher Hitchens in a post. He is/was a serious hero of mine in the unmerciful reporting of truth.
Awesome! You may be the first person I've come across who's familiar with his work. What are some of his writings you most enjoyed?
Some of his debates on YouTube are terrific, especially the debate in London, 'Is the Catholic Church a force for good?" Stephen Fry is equally one of my heroes, though in a very different way.
Hitch is a great loss. There are not many of his like around. His ability to triangulate between multiple arguments and literary works was just a phenomenon. What would one pay for a dinner and mad night on whisky with him?!Hey @antbird23 , good to hear back from you. Hitch 22 is, of course, a good read but I enjoyed most two of his greatest Hitchslaps: Henry Kissinger (The trial of) and his complete disembowelment of the Albanian witch, Teresa. That she died faithless and miserable was a well-earned state of purdah for a woman who presided over so much needless death.
@ebryans I'll have to look into some of his stuff on YouTube (didn't even consider looking into it really). I don't think there's enough money on the planet to be able to get that experience. Proves to be an inspiration for the rest of us to take up his literary prowess.