Commonwealth Club
THURSDAY JULY 9

Christopher Hitchens

Contributing Editor and Columnist, Vanity Fair; Author, God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

Acclaimed writer and political scholar Hitchens may just be the only writer to have recently visited Iran, Iraq and North Korea. Join us for this special program as Hitchens – known for his keen wit, sharp political insight and often-controversial opinions – examines the differences between the countries once linked as the "axis of evil,” while revealing intriguing connections between the nations.

Location: Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto
Time: 6:30 p.m. check-in, 7 p.m. program, 8 p.m. book signing
Cost: $10 members, $15 non-members
Also know: In association with Keplers Books. Photo by Christian Witkin

Christopher

Hitchens

Contributing Editor and Columnist, Vanity Fair; Author, God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything

Acclaimed writer and political scholar Hitchens may just be the only writer to have recently visited Iran, Iraq and North Korea. Join us for this special program as Hitchens – known for his keen wit, sharp political insight and often-controversial opinions – examines the differences between the countries once linked as the "axis of evil,” while revealing intriguing connections between the nations. 
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