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Posts with the Tag 'Megan McArdle'

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 [...]

Life, Sex and Politics, Sexuality

Anecdotal observations on game, women and politics

This post by the charming and thoughtful Sofia got me thinking about some issues related to game and politics. This entry is a bit more disorganized then normal, so bear with me. 1) When it comes to politics, women are either totally dull or batshit crazy. There is no middle ground. Without fail, all of [...]