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.

LinkSwarm for May 1 , 2020

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Happy Victims of Communism Day. Texas is reopening, California is closing beaches, and we contemplate the mysteries of Sweden and Denmark. Director Blue sent me this comparison of Wuhan coronavirus curves in various countries. The point of the piece was … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow is Victims of Communism Day

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Remember that tomorrow is May 1st, which means that once again it’s time to observe Victims of Communism Day, as the victims of a brutal ideology that killed over 100 million people deserve their own day of remembrance. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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A Farewell to Marine Tanks?

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Evidently the Marine Corps is going to shed all its tank units over the next decade. In the next decade, the Marine Corps will no longer operate tanks or have law enforcement battalions. It will also have three fewer infantry … Continue reading →

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Gov. Abbott Unveils Plan To Reopen Texas

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Lawrence Person

After much criticism from conservative activists that he was moving too slowly to reopen the Texas economy, Governor Greg Abbott has finally unveiled his plan to do just that. Governor Greg Abbott today announced the first phase of the State … Continue reading →

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BidenWatch for April 27, 2020

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Lawrence Person

The Tara Reade rape-accusation scandal isn’t going away, nor is the Bejing Biden tag, no matter how hard Team Joe might try to jujitsu it away. Plus Q1 fundraising numbers drop. It’s this week’s BidenWatch! Well well well well well: … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Fury

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Yesterday’s post featured Sherman tanks facing Panzers on the Golan Heights in 1967, so let’s do a review of a movie about a Sherman tank crew late in World War II to make it an All Sherman Tank Weekend, because … Continue reading →

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The Last Panzer Battle

Posted on April 25, 2020 by Lawrence Person

When would you think the last World War II German Panzer IVs saw combat? The Battle of Berlin in 1945? Try the Golan Heights in 1967: Syria had sourced leftover Panzer IV from all over Europe (along with a handful … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 24, 2020

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! It turns out that the Wuhan coronavirus has more tricks up its sleeve than we thought: We knew about the viral pneumonia, but not about the blood clotting: Craig Coopersmith was up early that morning … Continue reading →

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Harris County Democratic Judge Lina Hidalgo: I Decree That All Subjects Wear Masks. HPD Union: GET STUFFED!

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Here’s another case of a government official using the Wuhan coronavirus as an excuse to exceed their legal authority. Harris County Democratic Commissioners Court Judge Lina Hidalgo decreed that not only must every resident of the county wear a mask, … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Coronavirus Coronavirus

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Lawrence Person

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