Like many clever people, Hitchens is admirable when he hits the right target. But great cleverness is not the same thing as true wisdom. Alhough he sometimes gets things right, just as often you will find him somewhere far out in left field, chasing imaginary demons.
Nicely articulated point. I agree. I also think that although one day he may find himself, as a "recovering Marxist," having a few beers with Virginia Postrel and maybe a few Objectivists, I'd be stunned and amazed if we ever hear of him lighting candles in church.