Thinking about the year that is almost gone, I realise that I have changed my mind about a few things. The first - but foremost - is Christopher Hitchens. I've seen a couple of interviews he's done since having treatment for his nasty cancer, and I've read, with great pleasure, his memoir Hitch 22. I knew him very slightly in the late 60s-early 70s, and was not a great fan. I was probably … [Read more...]