Christopher Hitchens makes judgments that are incomplete or irresponsible. (Eh bien: just another ecrivain!) Thus, as Linda Nochlin points out in the New York Times, he totally disregards the only thing that makes that old brigand Malraux worth reading-- his art criticism. God how we disliked his Eurocentrism in the 60s.

Excellent article on Blair by Tina Brown in the Sun today. Since England has to ally itself with someone it may as well be the strongest and most powerful, however misguided the Iraq policy is.