Ranked #3 of all time: Hitchens on Orwell

Update: 2020-11-28

Description

Christopher Hitchens talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about George Orwell. Drawing on his book Why Orwell Matters, Hitchens talks about Orwell's opposition to imperialism, fascism, and Stalinism, his moral courage, and his devotion to language. Along the way, Hitchens makes the case for why Orwell matters. Actually released 17 Aug 2009.

Comments

In Channel

Ranked #1 of all time: O'Donohoe on Potato Chips and Salty Snacks

2020-11-3001:29:51

Ranked #2 of all time: Rachel Laudan on the History of Food and Cuisine

2020-11-2901:06:55

Ranked #3 of all time: Hitchens on Orwell

2020-11-2801:09:10

Ranked #4 of all time: Weingast on Violence, Power and a Theory of Nearly Everything

2020-11-2701:05:22

Ranked #5 of all time: Bent Flyvbjerg on Megaprojects

2020-11-2601:04:17

Ranked #6 of all time: Philip Tetlock on Superforecasting

2020-11-2559:44

Ranked #7 of all time: Thomas Piketty on Inequality and Capital in the 21st Century

2020-11-2401:08:43

Ranked #8 of all time: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita on the Spoils of War

2020-11-2301:15:10

Ranked #9 of all time: Munger on Exchange, Exploitation and Euvoluntary Transactions

2020-11-2201:02:42

Ranked #10 of all time: Gregory on Politics, Murder, and Love in Stalin's Kremlin

2020-11-2101:02:29

Ranked #11 of all time: Sebastian Junger on Tribe

2020-11-2001:16:25

Gerd Gigerenzer on Gut Feelings

2019-12-0201:08:18

Keith Smith on Free Market Health Care

2019-11-1801:23:43

Michele Gelfand on Rule Makers, Rule Breakers

2019-10-2801:09:59

Anja Shortland on Kidnap

2019-06-1701:17:54

Alain Bertaud on Cities, Planning, and Order Without Design

2019-06-0301:18:20

Emily Oster on Cribsheet

2019-04-2901:06:03

Robin Feldman on Drugs, Money, and Secret Handshakes

2019-04-0801:05:16

Daniel Hamermesh on Spending Time

2019-03-2501:02:48

A.J. Jacobs on Thanks a Thousand

2018-11-1901:01:28

00:00

Ranked #3 of all time: Hitchens on Orwell

#box-pro-ellipsis-176162758871894{-webkit-line-clamp:2;}Ranked #3 of all time: Hitchens on Orwell

Ranked #3 of all time: Hitchens on Orwell

EconTalk: Russ Roberts

Ranked #3 of all time: Hitchens on Orwell