https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/01/24/the-good-hitch-and-the-bad-hitch/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 17:53:12 -0400<![CDATA[Like most of us, Christopher Hitchens has his bad days. Sometimes he goes off with odd, tasteless screeds, such as his attack on Bob Hope for never being funny the day after the comedian died. Not only did this reveal the journalist&#8217;s ignorance of film history (didn&#8217;t he see The Cat and the Canary?), it also showed his almost compulsive need to shock.]]>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:03:08 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/01/24/the-good-hitch-and-the-bad-hitch-n211163