Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His political work has appeared in National Review, Reason, The Freeman, Liberty and The World & I. His SF has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, F&SF, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis.

LinkSwarm For July 17, 2026

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Two important speeches (from President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio) on leftwing threats to America, more welfare state fraud uncovered by Nick Shirley, Ukraine continues to hit Russian ships at will, multiple marine drone attacks, TSMC has a good … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Budget, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Global Warming, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Obama Scandals, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged 2020 Presidential Race, Adam Fetcher, AI, Ana Kasparian, Ann Widdecombe, antifa, Apple, Arizona, Ashrafuzzaman Khan, Austin, Azov Sea, Babylon Bee, Bandar Abbas, Bangladesh, Billy Joel, Brian Busby, Brownsville, Bruce Sterling, Cenk Uygur, Central Command (CENTCOM), Chill Dude Explains, China, Chip Roy, Chipotle, Communism, Copilot, Corsair drone, Crime, data security, Debra McClure, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialists of America, Democrats, dogs, drones, drugs, education, Elections, Engels Airbase, FBI, Flock AI cameras, flooding, Foreign Policy, Fourth Amendment, Gelendzhik, Government Accountability Institute, Grant Halk, Greg Abbott, Guns, Hill Country, history, Holly Hansen, human sacrifice, Illegal Aliens, immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Iran, Jake Altman, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, James Reeves, jazz, Jihad, Keith Self, Kratom, Lavaca County, Lindsey Graham, LinkSwarm, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Los Angeles, Magyar Birds [414th Unmanned Strike Aviation Brigade], Marco Rubio, Marvel, Media Watch, Mehmet Oz, meth, Mexico, Microsoft, Military, Mitchell Hill, music, New York, New York City, Nick Shirley, Obama Scandals, OpenAI, Regulation, Rick Beato, riot, Ruben Gallego, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Sam Altman, Saronic, Seamus Bruner, Semiconductors, sex scandal, Social Justice Warriors, submarine, Suchomimus, Syzran, Taco Bell, Texas Rangers, TSMC, Ukraine, vegans, voting fraud, war crimes, YakB-12.7 | 11 Comments

Musk Fab Tax Rebates Approved

Posted on July 16, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Remember our news that Elon Musk’s new Terafab semiconductor plant was going to be located in Grimes County, Texas? Well, two school districts just approved the tax abatements for the project. Iola Independent School District (ISD) and Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Texas | Tagged Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District (CISD), Elon Musk, Grimes County, Hannah Brewer, Intel, Iola ISD, Semiconductors, SpaceX, technology, Terafab, Tesla Motors, Texas, Texas Jobs Energy Technology and Innovation (JETI), The Texan News, xAI | 2 Comments

Biden’s Illegal Alien Wave = Higher Home Prices

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Lawrence Person

As I’ve stated before, Biden importing several million illegal aliens across the southern border raised housing prices, because increasing demand without increasing supply raises prices. But now we have a federal reserve paper that lays out the case in more … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Democrats, Texas | Tagged Beth Van Duyne, Border Controls, Federal Reserve, housing, Illegal Aliens, inflation, John Bonura, Mary Berg, Selene Rodriguez, Texas, Texas Scorecard | 5 Comments

Nihilistic Accelerationist Pedo Gets 40 Years

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Remember those violent nihilistic accelerationist cults we talked about previously? A member of one just got sentenced to 40 years in prison for abusing children. A Texas member of a Nihilistic Violent ِExtremist (NVE) group, as described by the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Texas | Tagged 764, 8884 NVE network, Alexis Aldair Chavez, Bradley Cadenhead, Crime, cults, CVLT, FBI, Hannah Brewer, Nihilistic Accelerationism, pedophilia, San Antonio, Satan, Seagoville, sex offender, Texas, The Texan News | 2 Comments

“A Culture of Courage”: A German Celebrates American Freedom

Posted on July 13, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a heart-warming video about a German who moved to America to get married, only to discover most of what he thought he knew was wrong. “Europe lied to me about America, but not in the way you think. Because … Continue reading →

Posted in video | Tagged Europe, Germany, soccer, Tobi Harms, video | 15 Comments

Scrappy RINO-ish Lindsey Graham Dead

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Lawrence Person

South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died unexpectedly at age 71. Senator Lindsey Graham, who was first elected to represent his home state of South Carolina in the Senate in 2002 and played an influential role in shaping the … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Foreign Policy, Republicans | Tagged 2020 Election, 2026 Election, Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, Elections, Foreign Policy, Lindsey Graham, Obituary, Powerline, Republicans, RINO, South Carolina | 5 Comments

LinkSwarm Leftovers For July 11, 2026

Posted on July 11, 2026 by Lawrence Person

There were two pieces I meant to include in Friday’s LinkSwarm, but they somehow slipped through the cracks. “Graham Platner and the death of ‘The Resistance.’” I, for one, am shocked that the dude with the Nazi tattoo turned out … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Social Justice Warriors | Tagged 2026 Election, Border Controls, Brendan O'Neill, Crime, Democrats, Graham Platner, Illegal Aliens, Legal Insurrection, Maine, Marco Rubio, Minnesota, sex offender, Social Justice Warriors, Tim Walz, Tou Lue Vang | 2 Comments

LinkSwarm For July 10, 2026

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Chinese commie money is helping fund American commie wins, Rapey McNazi drops out, Ukrainian drones feast on Russian ships and hit Russia’s largest oil refinery (among others), Labour wants to install Big Brother into YouTube, and a victory for right … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Guns, Jihad, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Waste and Fraud | Tagged 2026 Election, Adam Foroughi, Adam Hamawy, AI, AIPAC, American Priorities PAC, Ann Widdecombe, Anthony D'Esposito, AppLovin, Austin, Babylon Bee, Bexar County, Border Controls, Brad Lander, Calla Walsh, Camilla Tominey, campaign contributions, China, Clayton Tucker, Communism, Crime, Crimea, Cuba, Dallas, Dan Patrick, Dana Perino, Daniel Guarnera, Darializa Avila Chevalier, defensive gun use, Democrats, Department of Labor, dogs, Don Huffines, drones, dumbass, Dustin Burrows, Elections, Federal Trade Comission, fraud, George Soros, Gina Hinojosa, Graham Platner, Grant Hulk, Greg Abbott, Guns, H-1B visa, Hannah Fertig, Hao Tang, Holly Hansen, Houston, ibogaine, Illegal Aliens, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, irony, J. D. Vance, James Murray, James Talarico, Jodie Evans, John Creuzot, John Deere, Jon Rosenthal, Jose Garza, Kash Patel, Kelly Hancock, Ken Paxton, Kharkiv, Labour, LinkSwarm, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Maine, Martin Cuellar Jr., Maryland, Mayes Middleton, Melat Kiros, Microsoft, MiG-29, Mohammad Waqas Javed, Moscow, murder, Nathan Johnson, Neville Roy Singham, New York, Nigel Farage, Nizhnekamsk, Omer Hasan, Omsk, Orient Hontai Capital, PAC, Reform Party (UK), right to repair, Ross Jackson, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Sarah Eckhardt, Saratov, Spencer Pratt, spying, St. Petersburg (Russia), Su-35, Su-57, Suchomimus, Susan Collins, Tablet, Texas, Texas Comptroller, Texas Gun Rights, Texas Majority PAC, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Scorecard, Texas Stock Exchange, The Texan News, transexual, Travis County, trebuchet, UK, United Independent School District (Webb County), Vikki Goodwin, VPN, Webb County, Windows | 8 Comments

Iran, Persuasion, And The Limits Of Rational Actor Theory

Posted on July 9, 2026 by Lawrence Person

The On-Again, Never-Really-Off-Again war with Iran is most definitely on again. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed a new round of offensive strikes against Iran, July 7, hitting over 80 targets with precision munitions as an immediate response to Iran’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Jihad, Military | Tagged Abraham Accords, Ayatollah Khomeini, Central Command (CENTCOM), Hamas, Hezbollah, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Islam, Israel, Jihad, Middle East, Military, nuclear weapons, Operation Epic Fury, Qom, Shiites, Strait of Hormuz, Tehran, waqf | 23 Comments

Wind Turbine Blade Dump  Disposal Drama (Plus A Modest Proposal)

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Lawrence Person

A West Texas company has evidently tried to play fast and loose with solid waste disposal laws when it comes to decommissioned wind turbines. Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a temporary injunction requiring a company accused of illegally stockpiling … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Texas | Tagged Border Controls, border fence, Donald Lilly, Global Fiberglass Solutions of Texas LLC, Ken Paxton, Lawsuit, Sweetwater, Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), waste disposal, wind power | 13 Comments

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