Report from the Road

I am in Sioux Falls tonight, on my way to Bloomington Iowa for the annual meeting of the Association of Politics and Life Sciences (Apples, as we call it).  I am presenting a paper on Platonism and Darwinism.  I am trying to persuade my grad school buddies that Darwinism is in fact on the side of classical philosophy, and a lot of other folks in lab coats that classical philosophy ought to be taken seriously.  I am going to fail on both counts. 

I note my colleague's posts on ballot questions and I agree with his recommendations.  I would only add to his No on #2 post that if it passes, we should propose a tax on ugly people.  Granted Professor Schaff and I would end up paying it.  But having shed a few pounds recently, I guess I will escape the coming tax on fat people.  Moreover I am thinking that tall people consume altogether too much headroom and resources.  Think how much energy we can save if ceilings were a couple of feet lower?  I am safe when we pass a tax on tall people.