... the best thing to do is avoid his articles!

Don't click on them to open them. Slate authors are paid by the click, which is why they so often write provocative headlines for what are some fairly listless, navel-gazing pieces. You may get angry every time you read Hitchens' columns, but he's crying all the way to the bank. Same goes for that hack Mickey Kaus -- the best revenge is to ignore them. Hit them where it hurts -- the pocketbook.