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Christopher Hitchens

British-American writer, 1949 to 2011

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A former Trotskyist and fierce atheist, he attacked religion, dictators and Henry Kissinger, and shocked old friends by supporting the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Christopher Hitchens sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly secular on religion, strongly interventionist on interventionism and strongly progressive on culture. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Where Christopher Hitchens sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismStrongly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Christopher Hitchens

Sam Harris American neuroscientist and author94%Salman Rushdie British-Indian novelist92%Giuseppe Garibaldi Leader of Italian unification, 1860 to 186189%Thomas Paine English-born pamphleteer, 1737 to 180985%Rob Jetten Prime Minister of the Netherlands, 2026 to present84%Emma Bonino Italian politician and Radical Party leader82%Thomas Jefferson US President, 1801 to 180980%Emmanuel Macron President of France, 2017 to present80%

People furthest from Christopher Hitchens

Hibatullah Akhundzada Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, 2021 to present5%Joseph de Maistre Savoyard counter-revolutionary thinker, 1753 to 18215%Mother Teresa Catholic nun and missionary, 1910 to 19975%Dorothy Day American journalist and Catholic Worker founder, 1897 to 19805%

Political views closest to Christopher Hitchens

ProgressivismUses government to advance social equality, civil rights and reform.84%TranshumanismWants to use technology to extend human abilities and lifespans, with strong freedom…83%Humanitarian interventionismHolds that outside powers may use force to stop genocide and mass atrocities, even…80%Liberal feminismPursues gender equality through law, education and equal access to jobs and politics…76%

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