Issue #383: Blowing Up the Spot in Vermont

I think the sign of a good writer, or at least a good thinker, is the capacity to come up with a punchy, provocative phrase. Though it might be wrong to credit Kant with this, in “What is Enlightenment?” (1784) he quotes the Society of the Friends of Truth, “Sapere Aude,” which translates to “Dare to Know.” I think that’s pretty good. And fitting for a …