The British are still coming: Spectator celebrates print launch with party in DC
Chairman Andrew Neil and his wife Susan Nilsson welcomed a motley congregation of hacks, insiders, outsiders, and conceited limeys who think they know best
John Schindler, Tom Rogan and Madeline Fry. Picture: Katarina Price / The Spectator
Encore! The Spectator had its second launch party in three days last night, at the Fathom Gallery, near Logan Circle in Washington, DC.
Chairman Andrew Neil and his wife Susan Nilsson welcomed some 160 guests – a motley congregation of hacks, insiders, outsiders, and conceited limeys who think they know best.
It was a night of coming together, as it were. Trumphobes mingled amicably with MAGA enthusiasts. Hawks made peace with doves; Democrats exchanged pleasantries with Republicans; old mixed with young; wine mixed with spirits. Cockburn felt, for once, that the future might not be full partisan…
Encore! The Spectator had its second launch party in three days last night, at the Fathom Gallery, near Logan Circle in Washington, DC.
Chairman Andrew Neil and his wife Susan Nilsson welcomed some 160 guests – a motley congregation of hacks, insiders, outsiders, and conceited limeys who think they know best.
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Danielle Crittenden, Susan Nilsson, Andrew Neil and David Frum. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorMatt and Claire Purple. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorSery Kim. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorCatherine Olsen, Freddy Gray and Matt McDonald. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorToby Harnden, Rob Crilly and Eddie Scarry. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorJamie Kirchick and Bill McMorris. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorFreddy Gray and Susan Nilsson. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorAvery Weisel. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorDominic Green, Zack Christenson and Andrew Neil. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorJacob Heilbrunn. Picture: Katarina Price / The Spectator
It was a night of coming together, as it were. Trumphobes mingled amicably with MAGA enthusiasts. Hawks made peace with doves; Democrats exchanged pleasantries with Republicans; old mixed with young; wine mixed with spirits. Cockburn felt, for once, that the future might not be full partisan loathing, but that might have been the bourbon talking.
Andrew Neil and Jon Sopel. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorKaylee McGhee. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorJerry Dunleavy, Tiana Lowe and Jason Russell. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorW. James Antle III. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorCatherine Olsen. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorBill McMorris, Inez Stepman and Jared Stepman. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorDaniel McCarthy and Jacob Heilbrunn. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorAndrew Beaujon. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorHugo Gurdon and Philip Terzian. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorHarlan Hill, Amber Athey and Raheem Kassam. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorMatt McDonald. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorBill McMorris and Dominic Green. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorMatt McDonald, Freddy Gray, Tucker Carlson, Dominic Green and Daniel McCarthy
Spectator US editor Freddy Gray, publisher Zack Christenson, managing editor Matt McDonald and life & arts editor Dominic Green held court. Staff writer Cole Carnick managed, once again, to imprison himself in the lavatory, much to the distress of Kelly Jane Torrance. Meanwhile, other guests included Tucker Carlson, Matt Kaminski, Tara Palmeri, Jon Sopel, Christina Hoff Sommers, Anne Applebaum, Daniel McCarthy, David Frum, Janet Donovan, Christian Caryl, Hugo Gurdon, Toby Harnden, Alexandra Phillips MEP, Josef Palermo, Jamie Kirchick, Neil Grace, Nikki Schwab, Josh Glancy, Grover Norquist, John Hudson, Jacob Heilbrunn, Danielle Crittenden, John Fund, Meredith McGraw, Andrew Ferguson, Chris Caldwell, James Hohmann and Emily Purser. Alas, Raheem Kassam couldn’t stay long. Jacob Wohl was otherwise engaged.
Andrew Neil, Johnny Craig and Freddy Gray. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorJames Adams. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorPicture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorPicture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorEmily Larsen. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorJamie Kirchick. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorFreddy Gray, W. James Antle III, Tucker Carlson and Matt McDonaldDanielle Crittenden and Andrew Ferguson. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorJacob Heilbrunn, Josh Glancy and Freddy Gray. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorLiz Harrington, Alex Pfeiffer and J.P. Freire. Picture: Katarina Price / The SpectatorStaff writer Cole Carnick, publisher Zack Christenson, life & arts editor Dominic Green, US editor Freddy Gray and managing editor Matt McDonald. Picture: Katarina Price / The Spectator
Impeachment and Brexit dominated the talk. National Interest editor Jacob Heilbrunn, who looked typically dapper in a pink-checkered jacket, prognosticated he thought Trump would be ‘gone in six to eight weeks’. ‘Didn’t you say that six weeks ago?’ replied Josh Glancy. Tucker Carlson arrived after his show on flying form, and kept the party singing. He suggested that Cockburn might take his daughter’s hand in marriage; an offer that is being given some consideration.
Cockburn likes DC these days. The Spectator likes America. Please can we stay?
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