▁film ▁criticism , ▁and ▁original ▁short ▁fiction . ▁ ▁The ▁magazine ▁initially ▁came ▁about ▁as ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁combining ▁three ▁mod est ▁news let ters : ▁Mid west ▁Ch est erton ▁News , ▁published ▁by ▁John ▁Pet erson ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁All ▁Things ▁Consider ed , ▁published ▁by ▁Ron ▁McC los key ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁Gener ally ▁Spe aking , ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Ch est erton ▁Society . ▁The ▁original ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ▁was ▁Gilbert !, ▁and ▁Vol . ▁ 1 , ▁No . ▁ 1 , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁September , ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁The ▁name ▁changed ▁to ▁Gilbert ▁Magazine , ▁with ▁the ▁sub title ▁Out lin ing ▁San ity , ▁with ▁Vol . ▁ 7 , ▁No . 1 , ▁in ▁September , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁It ▁became ▁Gilbert : ▁The ▁Magazine ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Ch est erton ▁Society ▁with ▁Vol . ▁ 1 7 , ▁No . ▁ 1 , ▁in ▁September , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Apost le ▁of ▁Common ▁S ense ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁television ▁program , ▁G . ▁K . ▁Ch est erton : ▁The ▁Apost le ▁of ▁Common ▁S ense , ▁appears ▁on ▁E WT N . ▁For ▁seven ▁seasons ▁D ale ▁A hl qu ist ▁hosted ▁The ▁Apost le ▁of ▁Common ▁S ense ▁featuring ▁Ch uck ▁Chal berg ▁as ▁G . ▁K . ▁Ch est erton ▁and ▁Kevin ▁O ’ B rien ▁as ▁Stan ford ▁N ut