Peter Hitchens Interview

In 2018 Mark Tooley wrote a column about the “perpetually grouchy British conservative commentator Peter Hitchens” and his “sour First Things review,” in which he panned, “two widely admired inspirational films that celebrate British WWII heroism, Darkest Hour and Dunkirk.”

More recently, Jason Vickers chided Hitchens for another First Things column, this time on Britain’s response to coronavirus, which Hitchens thought confirmed Britain’s demise.

Hitchens contacted Tooley to say Providence's portrayal of his views had been unfair. In this interview, he explains his perspective on points we at Providence critiqued. He also reflects on this current moment of protest and iconoclasm in the West, observing that he has transitioned from young Trotskyist to conservative Anglican, while many cultural elites are still stuck in 1968.

If Hitchens is grouchy, he is enjoyably so!

Transcript available at: https://providencemag.com/2020/06/pet...