Ragged Clown

The answers are blowin' in the wind


Monthly Archives: September 2007

Sep
13
2007

Sam Trots

Sam Harris, of the Harlem Globetrotters, offers a powerful defence of liberal morality:  even a liberal like myself, enamored as I am of my two-footed morality, can readily see that my version of the good life must be safeguarded from … Continue reading

Sep
13
2007

A Theory of Comedy

I have a theory of comedy. To test my theory, I’d like all readers to state their preference in the comments. Please include a reason if you have one. Which are funnier, monkeys or weasels? I have a follow up … Continue reading

Sep
12
2007

They think it’s all over…

Reading Harris is like watching professional wrestling or the Harlem Globetrotters. It’s great fun, with lots of acrobatics, but it must not be mistaken for an actual contest Jonathan Haidt at The Edge