{"id":67442,"date":"2021-08-01T04:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=67442"},"modified":"2021-07-31T00:05:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T04:05:54","slug":"christopher-hitchens-on-george-orwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2021\/08\/01\/christopher-hitchens-on-george-orwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Hitchens on George Orwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QSNKP33ph_Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>DailyHitchens<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 22 Jan 2010<\/p>\n<p>Aug 7, 2009. Christopher Hitchens talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about George Orwell. Drawing on his book <em>Why Orwell Matters<\/em>, Hitchens talks about Orwell&#8217;s opposition to imperialism, fascism, and Stalinism, his moral courage, and his devotion to language. Along the way, Hitchens makes the case for why Orwell matters. For more videos, updates and info on Christopher Hitchens, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyhitchens.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.dailyhitchens.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NyCru99LkfY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/A5cziOwlE9k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JM7y4bB_abc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KVMIDXHNUNk\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/X2MV0CxX4BE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ouT8zK4DEug\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Part 7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-01-at-23-31-39-Christopher-Hitchens-on-George-Orwell-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-01-at-23-31-39-Christopher-Hitchens-on-George-Orwell-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-01-at-23-31-39-Christopher-Hitchens-on-George-Orwell-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-01-at-23-31-39-Christopher-Hitchens-on-George-Orwell-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-01-at-23-31-39-Christopher-Hitchens-on-George-Orwell-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Screenshot-2021-08-01-at-23-31-39-Christopher-Hitchens-on-George-Orwell-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DailyHitchens Published 22 Jan 2010 Aug 7, 2009. 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