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.

You only live once. So don't be an idiot.
Which sayings are true, and which ones just sound nice?
"Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." Really?
This is not a moral appeal. This is not a political appeal. This is a linguistic appeal.
Which sayings are true, and which ones just sound nice?   
Hitchens finds time to joke, to be scared and weak, and to attack belief in prayer on its own terms.
What’s The Big Idea? Scientists have given animals consciousness. Not through complex manipulation of the brain or through genetic manipulation, but by publicly acknowledging the consensus, for the first time […]