Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

Reminder: Texas Early Voting Starts Today

Early voting for the Texas general election starts today. Williamson County early voting locations can be found here. Travis County early voting locations can be found here. Might be a good time to locate your voter registration card. Also, if … Continue reading →

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A Look At Chinese Artillery

Here is a moderately in-depth look at China’s current generation of artillery, and how it stacks up to American artillery. A lot of this is a fairly detailed order-of-battle breakdown of what and how many artillery pieces are assigned to … Continue reading →

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Watching The Red Wave Approach Shore

Always keeping in mind Instapundit’s “Don’t get cocky!” warning, there are a whole lot of signs that this year’s midterm is going to be another Republican wave election along the lines of 2010 or 2014. Here are some signposts for … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Storm Of Transportation Disaster?

Thanks to the SuperGenius policies of the Biden Administration (plus a touch of bad weather), all three of the primary methods by which goods are transported around the nation are under near-term threat: Rail: Railroad ship a huge percentage of … Continue reading →

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The War Against Wokeness In Round Rock ISD

Round Rock used to be a refugee from the leftwing madness controlling Austin. But as Austin grew, Austin leftism expanded out into the suburbs, and Williamson County got a lot more purple. While parents weren’t looking, social justice and critical … Continue reading →

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Three Republican House Candidates to Consider Backing

If you’re looking to make a late, last minute U.S. Congressional race donation to help Republicans flip the House, here are three south Texas campaigns for majority Hispanic districts you might consider donating to: Myra Flores, TX-34 (Donation Page). Technically … Continue reading →

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Semiconductors: China Is Fucked

I already touched on this story in Friday’s LinkSwarm, but lots of other people are now twigging to just how huge a story this is. Let’s start with that: “US Firms Pull Staff From China’s Top Chip Maker As Economic … Continue reading →

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Drop Drones And A Blinding Flash Of The Obvious

Sometimes you have both pieces of the puzzle right in front of your face and never twig to it. For months I’ve been watching videos of Ukrainian forces dropping RPGs and grenades from hovering drones onto Russian vehicles. Like these: … Continue reading →

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Why Hasn’t Isopropyl Alcohol Gone Back Down In Price?

This is a question I don’t know the answer to, so I thought I’d throw it out to my general readership. Why hasn’t isopropyl alcohol dropped back down to its 2019 prices? Back then, I remember isopropyl alcohol being priced … Continue reading →

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