{"id":65763,"date":"2021-05-17T04:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T08:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=65763"},"modified":"2021-05-16T20:40:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T00:40:52","slug":"christopher-hitchens-on-econtalk-discussing-george-orwell-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/05\/17\/christopher-hitchens-on-econtalk-discussing-george-orwell-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Hitchens &#8211; On EconTalk discussing George Orwell [2009]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5yfhsYSygIM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>CaNANDian<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 25 Sep 2012<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Hitchens talked with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about George Orwell. Drawing on his book <em>Why Orwell Matters<\/em>, Hitchens talked about Orwell&#8217;s opposition to imperialism, fascism, and Stalinism, his moral courage, and his devotion to language. Along the way, Hitchens made the case for why Orwell matters.<\/p>\n<p>Download audio: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFJuZXpYVWtPVWRWYWRHZHViY3U4OU5zZl9vd3xBQ3Jtc0trNTF2ZFp6aEhDemxkWndKUG4xNm1JRUpMLUJjM2pXendDLWpHWWZaVXlzV2xldkptNFpsVGJZRFZQQTN6ekhHWUU5c0gtV2xyY1prbmszUWJWVDVoSE5iUFRBWE1nY0hJbXd4Mjk5b2Z2aUFXbXVGZw&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.econtalk.org%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2Fhitchens_on_orw.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.econtalk.org\/archives\/2009&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_2021-05-17-Christopher-Hitchens-\u2013-On-EconTalk-discussing-George-Orwell-2009.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_2021-05-17-Christopher-Hitchens-\u2013-On-EconTalk-discussing-George-Orwell-2009-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-65765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_2021-05-17-Christopher-Hitchens-\u2013-On-EconTalk-discussing-George-Orwell-2009-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_2021-05-17-Christopher-Hitchens-\u2013-On-EconTalk-discussing-George-Orwell-2009-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_2021-05-17-Christopher-Hitchens-\u2013-On-EconTalk-discussing-George-Orwell-2009-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screenshot_2021-05-17-Christopher-Hitchens-\u2013-On-EconTalk-discussing-George-Orwell-2009.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CaNANDian Published 25 Sep 2012 Christopher Hitchens talked with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about George Orwell. 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