Hitchens quits Nation

[Chris Kromm]

I had heard this, too, and tried to summon some feelings of sorrow for his
departure. Couldn't do it. It was time. In the last five years or so,
Hitch's style ("the contrarian") far outpaced any semblance of substance in
his columns. But bluster and wit only get you so far ...

Doug Henwood writes:
> I heard this yesterday, but was sworn to secrecy. But now I've heard
> it several more times, so it's clearly no longer a closely held
> piece of news: Christopher Hitchens has quit the Nation. His reasons
> will appear in his final column, which will appear in this week's
issue.