For over five years, David T. Jones (retired U.S. diplomat) and David Kilgour (retired Canadian Member of Parliament)—aka “David J” and “David K"—have written on-the-one-hand; on-the-other hand, every two weeks columns for The Epoch Times. We have addressed the major issues of our days, both domestic and foreign. The purpose has been to present challenging commentary and observations employing engaging, imaginative (but mutually respectful) prose.
We have taken a unique approach. In coordination with our editor, we have systematically determined and agreed upon a topic of the day, sometimes domestic and sometimes foreign policy or international relations. The topics are such that normally there is room for both a “liberal” and a “conservative” point of view. To a degree, observations and judgments also reflect our national political attitudes. However, after agreeing on the topic, there is no further communication between David K and David J—until the columns are published.
