Date published: TBC
NOVEMBER 19, 2006 | PART OF MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL, James Atlas moderated a panel of biographers who talked about their books and about writing biographies. After their presentations they answered questions from members of the audience. Christopher Hitchens is the author of Thomas Jefferson: Author of America. Francine Prose is the author of Caravaggio: Painter of Miracles. Edmund Morris is the author of Beethoven: The Universal Composer. All three books were published by HarperCollins in its Eminent Lives series.
Date published: TBC
SEPTEMBER 18, 2006, Panelists talked about constitutional issues and U.S. foreign policy following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. Among the topics they addressed were threats posed by terrorists and Islamic extremists, U.S. policy in Iraq and the Middle East, various other threats to U.S. interests overseas, and promotion of democracy in the Muslim world. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience. The panel was part of the Claremont Institute 2006 Constitution Day Conference at the Renaissance-Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Date published: TBC
JUNE 11, 2008 | PART OF CAMPAIGN 2008 AND TECHNOLOGY, Panelists talked about the “pop culture phenomenom” of 2008 election. Topics included why satirical Daily Show-type shows and Web sites have become politically influential, using celebrities to pull voters into political discussion, and whether or not bloggers should identify themselves as journalists. After the discussion, panel members responded to audience members' questions. Tammy Haddad moderated. “Pop Culture Politics” was part of the forum “2008: The First 21st Century Campaign,” which was held in the Washington, D.C., offices of Google. It was co-sponsored by YouTube and National Journal.
Date published: TBC
MARCH 24, 2008, In Depth focused on the lives and writings of numerous authors. Authors included Shelby Foote, Ray Kurzweil, Taylor Branch, John Hope Franklin, David Lewis, Shelby Steele, Harold Holzer, Nell Irvin Painter, P.J. O’Rourke, Francis Fukuyama, David Horowitz, John McWhorter and Christopher Hitchens.
Date published: TBC
Debate: Debate on God, Full version of the Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Debate on God at New York's 92nd Street Y. Recorded January 30, 2008 at 92nd Street Y.
Date published: TBC
Debate: "The God Debate" Dinesh D'souza vs Christopher Hitchens
Date published: TBC
OCTOBER 24, 2007, Contributors to the Atlantic Monthly celebrated the 150th anniversary of the magazine with selected readings from an edited anthology, The American Idea: The Best of The Atlantic Monthly, published by Doubleday. The editor of the anthology, Robert Vare, talked about the history of the magazine and introduced the participants. Christopher Hitchens read about Saul Bellow, Mark Bowden read about Saddam Hussein, James Fallows read about the occupation of Iraq, and William Langewiesche read about the World Trade Center. Christopher Hitchens is the author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, published by Twelve. Mark Bowden is the author of Road Work: Among Tyrants, Heroes, Rogues, and Beasts, published by Penguin. James Fallows is the author of Blind Into Baghdad: America’s War in Iraq, published by Vintage. William Langewiesche is the author of The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Date published: TBC
OCTOBER 22, 2007, Dinesh D’Souza and Christopher Hitchens debated the question “Is Christianity the Problem?” After speeches and rebuttals, the authors then questioned each other. Then they responded to questions from members of the audience. The debate was moderated by Marvin Olasky. Dinesh D’Souza is the author of What’s So Great About Christianity, published by Regnery Publishing. Christopher Hitchens is the author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, published by Twelve. Marvin Olasky, the King’s College provost and World magazine editor-in-chief, is the author of Compassionate Conservatism: What it is, What it Does, and How it Can Transform America, published by Free Press. The debate at King’s College was sponsored by the Society for Ethical Culture, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), and tothesource.org.
Date: TBC
NOVEMBER 19, 2006 | PART OF MIAMI BOOK FAIR INTERNATIONAL, James Atlas moderated a panel of biographers who talked about their books and about writing biographies. After their presentations they answered questions from members of the audience. Christopher Hitchens is the author of Thomas Jefferson: Author of America. Francine Prose is the author of Caravaggio: Painter of Miracles. Edmund Morris is the author of Beethoven: The Universal Composer. All three books were published by HarperCollins in its Eminent Lives series.
Date: TBC
SEPTEMBER 18, 2006, Panelists talked about constitutional issues and U.S. foreign policy following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. Among the topics they addressed were threats posed by terrorists and Islamic extremists, U.S. policy in Iraq and the Middle East, various other threats to U.S. interests overseas, and promotion of democracy in the Muslim world. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience. The panel was part of the Claremont Institute 2006 Constitution Day Conference at the Renaissance-Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Date: TBC
JUNE 11, 2008 | PART OF CAMPAIGN 2008 AND TECHNOLOGY, Panelists talked about the “pop culture phenomenom” of 2008 election. Topics included why satirical Daily Show-type shows and Web sites have become politically influential, using celebrities to pull voters into political discussion, and whether or not bloggers should identify themselves as journalists. After the discussion, panel members responded to audience members' questions. Tammy Haddad moderated. “Pop Culture Politics” was part of the forum “2008: The First 21st Century Campaign,” which was held in the Washington, D.C., offices of Google. It was co-sponsored by YouTube and National Journal.
Date: TBC
MARCH 24, 2008, In Depth focused on the lives and writings of numerous authors. Authors included Shelby Foote, Ray Kurzweil, Taylor Branch, John Hope Franklin, David Lewis, Shelby Steele, Harold Holzer, Nell Irvin Painter, P.J. O’Rourke, Francis Fukuyama, David Horowitz, John McWhorter and Christopher Hitchens.
Date: TBC
Debate: Debate on God, Full version of the Christopher Hitchens and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Debate on God at New York's 92nd Street Y. Recorded January 30, 2008 at 92nd Street Y.
Date: TBC
Debate: "The God Debate" Dinesh D'souza vs Christopher Hitchens
Date: TBC
OCTOBER 24, 2007, Contributors to the Atlantic Monthly celebrated the 150th anniversary of the magazine with selected readings from an edited anthology, The American Idea: The Best of The Atlantic Monthly, published by Doubleday. The editor of the anthology, Robert Vare, talked about the history of the magazine and introduced the participants. Christopher Hitchens read about Saul Bellow, Mark Bowden read about Saddam Hussein, James Fallows read about the occupation of Iraq, and William Langewiesche read about the World Trade Center. Christopher Hitchens is the author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, published by Twelve. Mark Bowden is the author of Road Work: Among Tyrants, Heroes, Rogues, and Beasts, published by Penguin. James Fallows is the author of Blind Into Baghdad: America’s War in Iraq, published by Vintage. William Langewiesche is the author of The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Date: TBC
OCTOBER 22, 2007, Dinesh D’Souza and Christopher Hitchens debated the question “Is Christianity the Problem?” After speeches and rebuttals, the authors then questioned each other. Then they responded to questions from members of the audience. The debate was moderated by Marvin Olasky. Dinesh D’Souza is the author of What’s So Great About Christianity, published by Regnery Publishing. Christopher Hitchens is the author of God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, published by Twelve. Marvin Olasky, the King’s College provost and World magazine editor-in-chief, is the author of Compassionate Conservatism: What it is, What it Does, and How it Can Transform America, published by Free Press. The debate at King’s College was sponsored by the Society for Ethical Culture, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI), and tothesource.org.
