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Christopher Hitchens talked about the relationship between literature and politicians. He talked about writers who have entered the arena of political debate, ranging from Oscar Wilde’s radi…
2,398 viewsChristopher Hitchens talked about the relationship between literature and politicians. He talked about writers who have entered the arena of political debate, ranging from Oscar Wilde’s radi…
2,398 viewsWashington area celebrities and political leaders presented and judged comedy stand-up routines to benefit charities. Senator Lieberman won the event. Some of the language used in the routin…
1,485 viewsChristopher Hitchens of the Nation talked about his recent trip to Cuba and the political climate in the country. He also focused on the Clinton impeachment and other headline news stories. …
1,924 viewsBrothers Peter and Christopher Hitchens debated Peter’s new book, The Abolition of Britain: From Lady Chatterley to Tony Blair. They also discussed the United Kingdom, Ireland issues, the Eu…
10,519 viewsParticipants paid tribute to Jessica Mitford, in reading passages from her book, "The American Way of Death Revisited".
647 viewsAuthor Christopher Hitchens discussed his new book No One Left To Lie To. The book focused on the moral failure of the Clinton presidency and how he has affected the nature of the presidency…
3,147 viewsVanity Fair Columnist, Christopher Hitchens, spoke at the Middle East Institute and talked about the motivation and implications of U.S. policies toward the Middle East.
1,005 viewsChristopher Hitchens talked about his magazine, "Vanity Fair", his article about White House intern Monica Lewinsky, and alternative newsweeklies.
1,797 viewsJournalists talked about the intersection of politics and comedy and the art of writing political satire. Christopher Hitchens moderated the panel which was a part of the Los Angeles Times F…
1,009 viewsIn this Washington Journal segment, Peter Hitchens, a columnist with the London Daily Express, and Christopher Hitchens, a Contributing Editor with Vanity Fair, spoke about the investigation…
1,834 viewsPanelists talked about the current state of the media and the blurring of lines between politically oriented magazines and more commercial magazines. They also discussed the onslaught of inf…
1,060 viewsIn this BOOKNOTES event Authors talked about what they are currently reading and writing and reflecting on writing as a profession. They also took questions from the audience. Brian Lamb,…
1,432 viewsThis segment of NEWSPAPER ROUNDTABLE featured Wesley Pruden, Editor-in-Chief, WASHINGTON TIME, and Christopher Hitchens, Contributing Editor, Vanity Faire discussing coverage of the ROYAL FA…
2,744 viewsIn the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Hitchens and Mr. Pinkerton talked about current news stories of interest to them and took viewer calls. Mr. Farkas talked about the C-SPAN School Bus trip to…
1,328 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers, interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes,…
1,394 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined, through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes, an…
1,299 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes,…
1,263 viewsThe participants reflected on the year 1945 and discussed the history of the past 50 years. They also answered questions from the audience.
2,101 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators, and viewer telephone calls, faxes,…
1,164 viewsToday is President’s Day. Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers, and legislators; and view…
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