Nicholas Clairmont

Nicholas Clairmont

Editorial Contributor

Born and raised in New York City, Nick studies philosophy at Trinity College Dublin, specializing in Mathematical Logic and in the crossroads of free will, determinism, and personhood. His particular interests are: Logic, Philosophy, Motorsports, Kurt Vonnegut, Bertrand Russell, 20th Century American Literature, The Automotive Industry, and Debate.

Who elected young college graduates the kings and queens of language?
Ray Kurzweil is singularly sure about The Singularity.
A baby was born soon that is half Hot Chick and half Inbred German. Hooray!
My points are modest in what they are trying to prove, or they would be if many people weren't entirely immodest in what they refuse to discuss.
Ideas from modern philosophy hold up better to scrutiny than does Buddhism.
It is what it is, but it is not what it should be.
There is no circumstance that people could possibly contrive for ourselves which would constitute "having it all".
Do Buddhism's many facets as a movement mean that no criticism can ever be applied to it?
Does the sinister wordplay surrounding Buddhism in The West obscure the truth?
Listen to a recording of students' excoriating an NSA recruiter.
The regenerative abilities of flatworms allow them to regrow their memories.
Under what circumstances would I agree to disagree?