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.

Trump Endorses Paxton Over Bush

All that sucking up to Trump got George P. Bush bubkis: At the end of May, former President Donald Trump said that he liked two Texas attorney general candidates — current Attorney General Ken Paxton and Land Commissioner George P. … Continue reading →

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Dallas Mayor Wants To Hire 275 More Police

While Austin’s leadership remains in the grip of police defunding lunacy, Dallas mayor Eric Johnson has stepped up to request 275 additional police officers: Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax’s proposed budget is due next month, and Mayor Eric Johnson is … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Significant Portions of Russia Are Still Primitive Crapholes

The media love to hype Russia as a formidable international foe for lots of reasons (including propping up the Russian Collusion Fantasy they used to attack Trump with and the need to deflect attention from China), but it’s important to … Continue reading →

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Something Resembling A Texas Gubernatorial Race?

Does Texas have a competitive Gubernatorial race in 2022? No, not yet. But on the Republican side, we have something that resembles a competitive primary a lot more than we did at any point of the 2018 election cycle. In … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 23, 2021

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Mostly new links this time around, but some settling of contents may occur… “Republicans Are Making It Easier to Vote and Harder to Cheat.” The Republican National Committee (RNC) is invested in a … Continue reading →

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Biden Crashes Again

The country is in the very best of hands… (Hat tip: Not The Bee.)

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The Return of Urban Blight

If you didn’t grow up in the 1970s, you probably don’t remember what the first bout of urban blight in America’s largest cities looked like. High crime, endemic corruption, failing city services and decaying infrastructure were some of the hallmarks. … Continue reading →

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Police Refunding Petition Makes Ballot To Fight Austin Crime Surge

Just as they did with the homeless camping ordinance, Save Austin Now says they have enough signatures on their petition to restore police funding to make the ballot in November: “107 days from now, we are going to have an … Continue reading →

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Democrats Trying To Sneak Illegal Alien Amnesty Into “Infrastructure” Bill

The “infrastructure” bill was already a dog’s breakfast of hard-left graft wish lists. But Democrats also want to use it as a Trojan horse for illegal alien amnesty as well: What better time to push through amnesty for potentially millions … Continue reading →

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Talcum Xed

A few weeks ago, Shaun King (AKA “Talcum X”) was getting called out for raising money off another dead black man by said dead black man’s mom, the latest in a long line of alleged grifts. Yesterday, Shaun King was … Continue reading →

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