Posted on 07/10/2005 8:59:56 AM PDT by aculeus
Sunday, July 10, 2005 The Belmont Club
The Belmont Club, or Wretchard rather, was cited in the Times of London in connection with "Downed US Seals may have got too close to Bin Laden". It's pretty strange since I've neither met Bin Laden nor ever been in Afghanistan, and makes me feel something of a fraud at being cited in connection with something I have no direct knowledge of. (Though the analysis is probably correct). It also reopens the question of whether Wretchard should continue to blog anonymously. Anonymous blogging has proved a good buffer against the petty vanities of authorship. The deal is you don't do radio interviews, signed articles etc. The upside is that you have no ego to protect. The ideas you articulate are separated from your own personality.
This model is only partially functional now. People who knew me in the past, as well as my colleagues at Pajamas Media, know perfectly well "who" I am, although I think that information is totally irrelevant. Since the model of anonymity is failing, I'll disclose the boring details. My name is Richard Fernandez, of Filipino birth and Australian citizenship. My interest in history probably began at Harvard, from which I graduated with a Masters in Public Policy. Wretchard is the name of an imaginary cat, the symbol of that entire race of stoic, yet somewhat foolish creatures. Belmont is the name of a suburb I roomed in while at Cambridge, Mass.
posted by wretchard at 3:27 AM | 51 comments
In my opinion because of The Belmont Club's importance and his recent quote in The London Times, this belongs in News & Activism.
Here's to ya, Wretchard the cat!
Ping.
"Wretchard is a FReeper"
Cool. Along with Powerline, Belmont Club is one of my *must reads* every day. Great analysis.
Wish he updated more often, but quality is better than quantity.
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