Welcome to Across the Pond
My friend and I got in a lively email debate on political philosophy and decided to start a blog. In fairness, it was his suggestion. The title of the blog indicates the fact that one of us lives in the UK and the other in the US and that we are also of opposite political persuasions. Hopefully you enjoy this exercise and we keep it going.
I’ll post some back content here shortly to get things started.
Authors
Justin is blogging to represent the American minority liberal philosophy. Or, his version. With a background in computer science and poetry, he is uniquely positioned to do this poorly. Justin has a bachelor’s degree, hails from a die-hard red state, has liberal parents and a mixed bag of aggressively liberal and staunchly conservative extended family members. He also has a wife and two boys.
Ant is blogging in an effort to represent the rapidly disappearing British conservative tradition. Or, his version. With a background in British and imperial history he really ought to be able to do this better than he does. Ant has a master’s degree, hails from the ‘blue’ Surrey heartland, has a former Liberal Democrat politician mother, and mostly Roman Catholic extended family. He also has a wife and daughter.
