Welcome to the Common Spectator.
There are lots of Spectators out there, from the great British publication, The Spectator, to The American Spectator, but the inspiration for this blog comes from the original, and greatest, Spectator, that of Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, which published in London from 1711 to 1712. To read the height of early 18th century commentary, you can find the original Spectator (and its predecessor, The Tatler) here.
Thinking I needed a place to put all my publications, write some pieces that don't quite fit anywhere else, and to dredge up some from the past, I've jumped into the blog world. Most of these pieces have been published since 2007 in National Review, Commentary, The Week, as well as in my biweekly column for The Wall Street Journal.
Like many, I hope this will be a virtual coffeehouse, welcoming, inspiring, and thought-provoking. I thought of calling this blog "Pangaea," since it will cover just about everything I find interesting, from American politics and society to the classics, from aerospace to Asian security. It will be a huge mixed bag, but at the least, it will be a fairly full archive of my work, and links to all the things I find interesting and important. And I hope you do, and comment on it, too.
There are lots of Spectators out there, from the great British publication, The Spectator, to The American Spectator, but the inspiration for this blog comes from the original, and greatest, Spectator, that of Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, which published in London from 1711 to 1712. To read the height of early 18th century commentary, you can find the original Spectator (and its predecessor, The Tatler) here.
Thinking I needed a place to put all my publications, write some pieces that don't quite fit anywhere else, and to dredge up some from the past, I've jumped into the blog world. Most of these pieces have been published since 2007 in National Review, Commentary, The Week, as well as in my biweekly column for The Wall Street Journal.
Like many, I hope this will be a virtual coffeehouse, welcoming, inspiring, and thought-provoking. I thought of calling this blog "Pangaea," since it will cover just about everything I find interesting, from American politics and society to the classics, from aerospace to Asian security. It will be a huge mixed bag, but at the least, it will be a fairly full archive of my work, and links to all the things I find interesting and important. And I hope you do, and comment on it, too.
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