The Re-Education with Eli Lake

Ep. 60: When Hitchens Broke With the Left

Dec 29, 2022

01:23:24

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The Hitchens-Chomsky debate on intervention and anti-imperialism

01:15

The Threat of Fascism With an Islamic Face

01:20

The Dialectic of the Left

01:21

Iraq's Success and Challenges: A Perspective on the War

01:22

Introduction

3min

Christopher Hitchens's Break With the Left

4min

The Strike on Al-Sheepa Pharmaceutical Factory Outside of Cartoon

3min

The Left Wing Position in the Cold War

2min

The Friendship Between Chomsky and Christopher Hitchens Would Not Survive 9-11

3min

The Root Cause of 911

5min

The Rise and Fall of Hitchens

2min

Hitchcock's Support for the Iraq War

4min

The Legacy of Christopher Hitchens

4min

10.

The Lunch Group

2min

11.

The Importance of Going Hard

4min

12.

Edward Said and Christopher Hitchens in the Town Hall Debate

3min

13.

The Non-Reaction to the Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

2min

14.

The Life and Times of Christopher Columbus

3min

15.

The Life and Times of Christopher Riese

2min

16.

The Importance of a Relationship With a Father

2min

17.

The Importance of Honesty

2min

18.

The Rise and Fall of George H.W. Bush

2min

19.

Christopher's Path to the Left

4min

20.

The Tribal Thing About Islamic Fascism

3min

21.

The Rise and Fall of Free Speech

5min

22.

The Paradox of Religion

3min

23.

Hitchens's Disdain for Religious People

2min

24.

What Would Christopher Have Doed in 2016?

3min

25.

The Importance of Identity Politics

5min

26.

The Importance of Misinformation

2min

27.

Christopher Hitchens: A World Class Literary Critic

4min

28.

Michael Weiss and the Iraq War Debate

2min

In this episode, I examine in the monologue how Christopher Hitchens migrated from the anti-imperialist left to become the most eloquent supporter for the liberation of Iraq. My guest, Michael Moynihan and I then discuss the life and writings of our friend and mentor.

Time Stamps:

00:42 Monologue

26:14 Interview with Michael Moynihan

Questions, Comments? Email us at Eli@Nebulouspodcasts.com

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