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 May 29, 2026

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Lawrence Person

More Blue State welfare fraud uncovered, some of which gets shipped overseas, more Russian oil refineries knocked out of action, a CIA operative with a fortune in gold, and trouble at a Texas dam. Plus: Puppies! It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Budget, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged .50 BMG, abortion, AI, Amy Coney Barrett, Arizona, Austin, Austin Transit Partnership (ATP), Babylon Bee, barbecue, BBC, Black Sea, Border Controls, Brandon Herrera, caffeine, California, Caspian Sea, censorship, Central Command (CENTCOM), Chicago, CIA, Clownfish TV, Communism, Crime, cryptocurrency, Cuba, David Rush, David Strom, Democrats, Detroit, dogs, Dominican Republic, Donald Trump, Dr. Who, drones, Elizabeth Warren, Erika Kirk, Eugene Daniels, Facebook, FBI, First Amendment, food, Foreign Policy, fraud, Gaza, Google, Graham Platner, Guns, Hamas, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Iran, Jacob Frey, Jacob Wenske, James Blacklock, Jennifer Combs, Jihad, Justin Heap, Katie Wilson, Kelly Loeffler, Kuwait, Legal Insurrection, LinkSwarm, logistics, Los Angeles, Maine, Maricopa County, Massachusetts, Media Watch, Memorial Day, Military, Minneapolis, MSNBC, Muckraker Foundation, Nick Shirley, Not The Bee, Novorossiysk, public housing, Romania, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Ryzan, San Antonio, Shahed drone, Shelby Campbell, Small Business Administration, Social Justice Warriors, Somalia, Spencer Pratt, Stop Nick Shirley Act, Storm Shadow, Suchomimus, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Supreme Court, SWATing, Taganrog, Texas, Texas Scorecard, Texas Supreme Court, transexual, Travis Morgan, Trump Assassination Attempt, Ukraine, UNRWA, Virginia, voting fraud, Welfare State, Yaroslavl, YouTube | 3 Comments

Cornyn’s Slaughter: A Postmortem

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Lawrence Person

It’s pretty rare that a four term incumbent senator gets primaried out of office. Indeed, I think you’d have to go back to Alfonse D’Amato defeating Jacob Javits in 1980 for the last time it happened, back when New York … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Senate Race, amnesty, Austin, Border Controls, Elections, fundraising, Hispanics, Illegal Aliens, John Cornyn, John Fetterman, Ken Paxton, Kenedy County, PAC, Republicans, runoff, SAVE Act, Super-PAC, Texas, Travis County | 22 Comments

Paxton Slaughters Cornyn, Middleton and Thomas Win, French Leading

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Outgoing Rep. Dan Crenshaw can rest slightly easier tonight: His is no longer the most embarrassing incumbent Texan Republican loss of 2026. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton slaughtered incumbent John Cornyn in the Republican runoff. As of this writing, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 18th Congressional District, 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Attorney General Race, 2026 Texas Senate Race, 33rd Congressional District, 35th Congressional District, 9th Congressional District, Alex Mealer, Bo French, Briscoe Cain, Chip Roy, Christian Menefee, Donald Trump, Elections, Endorsements, Jim Wright (Republican), John Cornyn, Johnny Garcia, Ken Paxton, Maureen Galindo, Mayes Middleton, runoff, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals | 6 Comments

Texas Runoff Election Roundup

Posted on May 26, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Today is primary runoff day in Texas, so get out and vote if you haven’t already. Here’s a brief roundup of Texas election-related news. First up, the crazy Democrat in the 35th Congressional District runoff who literally wants to send … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Attorney General Race, 2026 Texas Senate Race, 35th Congressional District, anti-semitism, Bo French, China, Chip Roy, Democrats, Elections, gambling, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jim Wright (Republican), Johnny Garcia, Las Vegas Sands, Maureen Galindo, Mayes Middleton, Railroad Commission, Republicans, runoff, San Antonio, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Texas, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Texas Sands PAC | 10 Comments

Movie Review: The Best Years Of Our Lives

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Title: The Best Years of Our Lives Director: William Wyler Writers: Robert E. Sherwood, MacKinlay Kantor (novel) Starring: Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Harold Russell, Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo, Cathy O’Donnell, Hoagy Carmichael For Memorial Day, Independence Day and … Continue reading →

Posted in Military | Tagged Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Military, movie review, movies, World War II | 6 Comments

Reset The “Days Since Last Trump Assassination Attempt” Sign Back To Zero

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Reset the sign: Another Trump assassination attempt, but this time we can switch the spinner from “Deranged Democrat” to “Complete Nutcase.” White House Gunman Identified, Was Known to Secret Service A court issued an order barring him from the area. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Crime, Lunatics who thought they were Jesus Christ, Maryland, mental illness, Nasire Best, Secret Service, Trump Assassination Attempt, White House | 4 Comments

Memorial Day: Honoring William Gordon Windrich

Posted on May 23, 2026 by Lawrence Person

This Memorial Day weekend we honor the life of William Gordon Windrich, the Medal of Honor recipient who lost his life repulsing a North Korean attack. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond … Continue reading →

Posted in Military | Tagged Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Chicago, Congressional Medal of Honor, Korean War, Marines, Memorial Day, Military, William Gordon Windrich | Leave a comment

LinkSwarm for May 22, 2026

Posted on May 22, 2026 by Lawrence Person

More of the Democrat election fraud that doesn’t exist, more Democrat welfare state fraud, a commie scumbag gets indicted, Ukraine returns to hammering Russia’s oil infrastructure, a very busy week for Kash Patel, the BBC wants us to sympathize with … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Guns, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Technology, Texas, video | Tagged 2024 Presidential Race, 2026 Election, Abrar Anjum, Adam Young, Afghanistan, Angstrem, Arabat Spit, Asmongold, Babylon Bee, beer, Black Sea, Border Controls, Brandon Waltens, Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, California, Caspian Sea, child mutilation, Chirag Sachdeva, Clay Kidd, Clownfish TV, Communism, corruption, Crime, Crimea, Critical Drinker, Cuba, Dallas, David Ezra, Democratic Party, Democrats, Department of Justice, DHS, DNC, dogs, Donald Trump, Donetsk, drones, Ed Bolian, Ed Gallrein, Ed Rogers, Elections, EU, FBI, feminists, Fender, food, FP-2 drone, fraud, FSB, GAESA (Grupo de Administracion Empresarial S.A.), Gary Grief, Gavin Newsom, Germany, Google, Guns, Harmeet Dhillon, Harrison Gevirtz, Holly Hansen, homeless, Ian McCollum, Illegal Aliens, immigration, infrastructure, Internet, Joe Gruters, Jose Garza, Kamala Harris, Kash Patel, Kaspiysk, Ken Paxton, Kentucky, Kstovo, Lawsuit, LinkSwarm, London, Long Beach (NJ), Los Angeles, Louis Rossmann, Manish Kumar, Markwayne Mullin, Media Watch, Memorial Day, Military, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Moscow, MST3K, Muslim, New Jersey, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Pakistan, Paul Rivera, pedophilia, rape, Raul Castro, Regulation, Republicans, RNC, Ro Khanna, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Ryan Mindell, Sadiq Khan, Sahil Narang, Semiconductors, Skid Row, Stepnohirsk, Suchomimus, Supreme Court, Syzran, tanks, technology, Texas, Texas Children’s Hospital, Texas Lottery Commission, Texas Scorecard, The Texan News, Thomas Massie, transexual, trucking, Tulsi Gabbard, UK, Ukraine, video, video games, voting fraud, Zaporizhzhia | 6 Comments

Austin Spree Shooter Is Illegal Alien

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Hey, remember Cristian Fajardo Mondragon, one of three teenagers arrested in that Austin shooting spree that happened all of four days ago? Turns out he’s an illegal alien with an ICE detainer. A 17-year-old suspect arrested in connection with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime | Tagged Austin, Border Controls, Crime, Cristian Mondragon, Illegal Aliens, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jose Garza, Sydnie Henry, Texas Scorecard | 8 Comments

Rape Dogs? No. Spy Dolphins? Maybe.

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Every now and then a story comes along that you see isn’t quite right, and you correct it, knowing the correction will please absolutely no one, because truth is truth. This is one of those cases. In this case the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, Military | Tagged dogs, dolphins, Foreign Policy, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Hamas War, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, Navy, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Palestinians | 10 Comments

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