Ben Burgis, "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters" (Zero Books, 2022)
New Books in Journalism
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Bill Clinton's Outrage at the Death Penalty
In 1992, Bill Clinton wants to what's to prove that nobody could out tough him on crime. And so during the presidential campaign, he actually flies back to Arkansas to personally oversee the execution of Billy Ray Rechter. In 2001, Hitchens writes a book titled The Trial of Henry Kissinger. Is there something distinct about Hitchens, a critique of Kissinger?
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