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.

Semiconductor Update for July 18, 2022

Enough links have filtered into the semiconductor bucket to be worth doing a roundup. This one touches on China and the corruption of our political elites. The congressional Democrats’ attempt to throw money at the problem is going nowhere fast. … Continue reading →

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HIMARS vs. Russian Logistics

Following the Russian capture of Severodonetsk, the Russo-Ukranian War seems to have gone into an operational pause. Ukraine has now received and fielded its first HIMARS multiple rocket launch systems from the U.S. This video makes the case that that’s … Continue reading →

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Nepotism And Official Oppression in Neches ISD

Hayden Sparks at The Texan news has the story of a long-simmering scandal at Neches ISD finally reaching trial. A former elementary school principal is scheduled to be tried in Palestine next month on charges of official oppression and evidence … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 15, 2022

The Biden Recession continues to wreck the pocketbooks of Americans, EU economies are sucking even worse than ours, more Bidens Behaving Badly, and unlimited abortion is not nearly as popular among the American public as it is among New York … Continue reading →

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SIR! You have CROSSED THE LINE!

Kevin Downey, Jr. does some good work on PJmedia, and I’ve linked to him in many a LinkSwarm, but this time he has crossed the line! In an otherwise righteous roasting of Jill Biden’s “Latinex” pandering speech comparing Hispanics to … Continue reading →

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Two Doses of Neil Oliver

First up: Scottish commentator Neil Oliver wonders about all the questions we’re not allowed to ask about Flu Manchu. Daily Mail online carried a headline on the 8th of June: Healthy young people are dying suddenly and unexpectedly from a … Continue reading →

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Threaten To Kill Ted Cruz? Enjoy Your Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card

Harris County, which has given us no end of corrupt and sketchy practices over the last few years, continues the trend of Democratic Party downplaying and trivializing threats against prominent Republicans, this time a man who threatened to kill senator … Continue reading →

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An End To The German Economic Engine?

With Russia shutting down the NordStream gas pipeline for maintenance, Peter Zeihan wonders if the end of Germany’s vaunted economic engine is nigh. Some takeaways: NordStream has made Germany “horrendously” dependent on Russia for energy. Russia is blackmailing Germany to … Continue reading →

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Democrats Behaving Badly

This is a catch-all post of various instances of Democrats acting badly I meant to include in the last few LinkSwarms and just didn’t manage to squeeze in. You know that oil Joe Biden foolishly released from the strategic oil … Continue reading →

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Jose Alba The Latest Victim In The Democratic Party’s War On Self Defense

Friday’s LinkSwarm mentioned the plight of New York City bodega clerk, who was viciously attacked by the convicted-felon boyfriend of a patron whose credit card had been refused. Defending himself from the attack, Alba stabbed his attacker to death, and … Continue reading →

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