English author, journalist and advocate for atheism, Christopher Hitchens, passed away on Dec. 15, 2011 of
esophageal cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Upon hearing the news, the
New York Times halted its presses in order to include a front page obituary the following day.
Fellow atheist, Richard Dawkins, posted on Twitter, "Christopher Hitchens, finest orator of our time, fellow horseman, valiant fighter against all tyrants including God."
I have to mourn the passing of such an intellectual giant, even if I did not always agree with him. He's one of a dying breed.
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