Paul is an American author, journalist, comedian, and the founder, editor, and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine “The Realist”. Krassner became a key figure in the counterculture of the 1960’s as a member of Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters and a founding member of the Yippies. Among many other awards and accolades he has received an American Civil Liberties Union Uppie Award for dedication to freedom of expression.