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Ep. 60: When Hitchens Broke With the Left

The Re-Education with Eli Lake

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Christopher Hitchens's Break With the Left

Reed Christopher: Hitchens's break with the left began in 1992 when he was disgusted to learn that Clinton had flown back to Arkansas to oversee an execution of a prisoner named Ricky Ray Rector. He says September 11th confirmed his earlier beliefs and led him to break with those on his own side who would not see the minions of jihad for the fascist empire builders, as they were. Read more from Reed Christopher at No One Left to Lie To.

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