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.

Samsung To Build $17 Billion Fab in Taylor, Texas

Reports indicate that semiconductor giant Samsung has picked Taylor, Texas as the site for a $17 billion wafer fabrication plant. In recent days, Williamson County and the city of Taylor had seemed to emerge as the frontrunner to land a … Continue reading →

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Pumping The Brakes On That “Natural Democratic Majority”

We touched on this last month: For a long time, Democrats have boasted that immigration (legal and otherwise) would make them the “natural majority party” in short order. Well, looking at the results from the 2020 and 2021 elections, there’s … Continue reading →

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More Rittenhouse Trial Fallout

The media gets lots of stories wrong, but the Kyle Rittenhouse story (along with the Russiagate hoax, the “fine people” hoax, and the antifa/BLM “mostly peaceful riots” gaslight) is a story that the mainstream media got intentionally wrong to push … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Cambrai: November 20, 1917

104 years ago today the Battle of Cambrai was fought on the western front in France during World War I, marking the first mass use of tanks in battle. Though the British offensive thrust failed to reach their main objective, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 19, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse found innocent, vaccine mandates are halted, Kamala is sinking, and the media continues stinking. Plus two scoops of Joe Rogan. It’s the Friday #LinkSwarm!  Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all counts. Self defense is still legal … Continue reading →

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Is Austin Community College Breaking Federal Law By Discriminating Based On Race?

The federal government is pretty clear on this point: If you accept federal money, you can’t discriminate on the basis of race for education under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. There are other laws that prohibit … Continue reading →

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Is La Joya, Texas The New Illegal Alien Crossing Hotspot?

The answer to the above seems to be “Answer Cloudy, Ask Again Later.” But Bill Melugin, who did a lot of solid reporting on the Del Rio crossing crisis, is reporting a lot of activity there: More migrants arriving. @FoxNews … Continue reading →

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Anti-CRT/SJW Roundup for November 16, 2021

Was thinking about doing separate posts on several stories, and decided to shove them all into a roundup on the fight against Social Justice Warriors/Critical Race Theory/wokeness/etc. Because I’m just not doing enough roundups these days… CRT-pushing, dossier-keeping, and possibly … Continue reading →

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Beto III: The Betoing Officially Greenlit

In a sequel sure to be every bit as beloved as The Hangover Part III, failed Senatorial and Presidential candidate Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke has announced that he’s running for high office yet again, this time for Texas Governor. For … Continue reading →

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Drone Swarm Boogaloo

Let’s talk about drone swarms. Relatively cheap, quickly deployed swarms of autonomous drones are probably going to be a major factor in short- to -medium-term warfare. There will probably be (at least) two different types of autonomous drones: Suicide drones … Continue reading →

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