tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post6344870859392761593..comments2023-12-28T06:30:48.808-05:00Comments on The Rule of Reason: In Praise of SatireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5200276.post-6819560310594620092015-05-01T13:51:13.708-04:002015-05-01T13:51:13.708-04:00I might also have mentioned that in many countries...I might also have mentioned that in many countries today, satire can get you killed, or indefinitely incarcerated, tortured, and hung out to dry. In the U.S., Tom Wolfe's satire, "The Bonfire of the Vanities," did not get the author killed. If he'd published its like in Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union (or even in Putin's Russia), he would have earned a quick obituary.Edward Clinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160209827969614964noreply@blogger.com