Hard to think of 'Hitch' as
journalist given the
content of what he writes, the depth of his thought, and his
acid-tongue. Another collection of his work is
Minority Reports.
He wrote a marvelous book on the Elgin Marbles, and one on the Special Relationship between England and the United States, called Anglo-American Ironies.
He was the only 'journalist' who took on the Clinton White House over the Sidney Blumenthal Affaire, and took a lot of heat for it. Hitch speaks regretfully of why he felt he had to do in this, but did it because he had to. (Hitch descibes Blumenthal's book The Permanent Campaign as Blumenthal's one good one. Having read it myself, I agree. It is, generally speaking, the motto of all politics today.)
Always looking a little rumpled, especially on his guest stint on CNN's Crossfire, for the spot eventually filled by Bill Prest, Hitch never seems to have the 'polish' for prime time--and besides, he makes you think too much!
Wrote a book on Mother Teresa that didn't contribute to his general popularity, either.
I started reading that "dead tree," The Nation just to get more of the wicked-tongue.