May
I express my deep regret of the passing
of Christopher Hitchens. I am honored
to say that he was both a colleague and
personal friend who I worked with over
the years on many important issues of
public concern. He was of course
skeptical of the claims of religious
devotees and a sharp critic of their
excesses, using his acerbic wit and
literary talents to target their blatant
hypocrisy, which more often than not
had been ignored by the public media.
Hitchens' erudite wit drew heavily on
his English educational background,
which added an elegant touch to his
powerful barbs on behalf of clarity and
honesty. He will be sorely missed by
secular humanists and skeptics
everywhere.
May
I express my deep regret of the passing
of Christopher Hitchens. I am honored
to say that he was both a colleague and
personal friend who I worked with over
the years on many important issues of
public concern. He was of course
skeptical of the claims of religious
devotees and a sharp critic of their
excesses, using his acerbic wit and
literary talents to target their blatant
hypocrisy, which more often than not
had been ignored by the public media.
Hitchens' erudite wit drew heavily on
his English educational background,
which added an elegant touch to his
powerful barbs on behalf of clarity and
honesty. He will be sorely missed by
secular humanists and skeptics
everywhere.