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Posts with the Tag 'Karen De Coster'

Politics, Sociology

Not all nerds are libertarians, but almost all libertarians are nerds

Commenter TG left these remarks on an Obsidian post I linked last Sunday on why a disproportionate number of atheists are nerds: Of course smart guys hate religion. Smart men typically don’t follow(in many cases) follow their impulses to make decisions. Religion is designed to protect people from their own internal impulses. Atheism is fine [...]

Linkage is Good for You, Links

Linkage is Good for You: Hypocrisy Edition

After spending last month razzing Alkibiades for stealing my weekend plug idea, my adherence to Rule 5, and my practice of subtitling the post after the pictured girl, I have gleefully appropriated Ilkka Kokkarinen’s method of listing links. And the stone sailed straight through that glass house… New bloggers get priority: John Smith – “Musings on [...]

Blog News, Hater of the Month

October 2009 Hater of the Month

The Hater of the Month for October is Dominic Suares, who was unhappy with my post on misanthropy: You know what? I came here to stop being a fucking misanthrope. So you’re the guy who arrived here with the search string “how to stop being a misanthrope.” It caught my eye, to be sure, but [...]

Linkage is Good for You, Links

Linkage is Good for You: Chris Hansen-Approved Edition

From the new guys: Obsidian says it’s much easier for women to get laid. Double-Minded Man muses on his former life as a nice guy. Sonic Charmer notes the correlation between progressivism and whiteness. Genius comments on Israeli girls’ lack of femininity, pens a guide to men’s room etiquette, and shares my taste in sexytime [...]