1. I loved Hitchens but it's worth noting that the entire trajectory of his career goes against the narrative Brooks is constructing here. The more of a reactionary crank Hitchens became, the bigger platforms he gained.https://twitter.com/nytdavidbrooks/status/1286619122835619845 …
Well, if we were doing a grand theory of Hitchens, the main pivot points would be: 1989 Fatwa on Rushdie, 1992 Bosnia War, deepening Clinton hatred culminating in 1998-1999, & 9/11.