Ben Burgis, "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters" (Zero Books, 2022)

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Introduction

00:00 • 5min

2

Christopher Hitchens' Political Orientation

05:25 • 6min

3

The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice

11:00 • 2min

4

Mother Teresa and the Devolier Dilemma

13:25 • 4min

5

The Rise and Fall of Mother Teresa

17:37 • 4min

6

Hitchens on Healthcare Reform in the Early 90s

21:46 • 2min

7

The Nine Days of Welfare Reform

24:13 • 5min

8

The Disappointing Truth About Welfare Reform

28:53 • 6min

9

The Trial of Henry Kissinger

34:26 • 5min

10

The Secret Bomb in Cambodia

39:20 • 4min

11

Christopher Hitchens's HID 22

43:38 • 2min

12

Hitchens: A Political Life and Career

46:05 • 2min

13

The Importance of Taking the Position That Would Most Alienate the American Right

47:56 • 5min

14

The Rise and Fall of Guy Rimsonam

52:29 • 3min

15

The End of History

55:15 • 5min

16

The Post Cold War Disorientation of the United States

59:50 • 2min

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The Importance of Imperialism

01:01:55 • 3min