The dead, God-bashing, celebrity litterateur is the target of a new book that seeks to yank him down from the vaunted heights from which he shilled for the American empire and defamed its opponents, writes Gregory Shupak at In These Times.

With “Unhitched,” British political analyst Richard Seymour attempts a clear-eyed view of a man whose elegant, incisive wit won him the admiration of his enemies and the worship of many of today’s young journalists.

In dealing with Hitchens’ inaccuracies, his alleged plagiarism and the pursuit of favor and approval from the political and media establishment, Seymour’s book offers an exciting counterbalance to the often uncritical praise that has flowed heavily since Hitchens was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in June 2010.

— Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.