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.

Chuck and Nancy Prioritize Waging Social Justice Over American Jobs

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Lawrence Person

You might think, what with the Wuhan coronavirus crisis and all, that Senate Democratic Minority leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi might set aside partisan differences and get together with Republicans on a bill to save the jobs … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for March 23, 2020: And Then There Were Two

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Biden wins again, Gabbard drops out, Slow Joe makes himself scarce, and everybody hunkers down due to The Current Unpleasantness. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! By now the clown car has shrunk so far that all the occupants … Continue reading →

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Twitter Nukes GayPatriot’s Account Yet Again

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Once again, it appears that Social Justice Warriors have gotten Twitter to suspend a conservative account, this time (yet again) @GayPatriotTM, AKA @GayPatriot, AKA @BruceTheGay, AKA @AmericanHomocon Crap. Twitter just nuked @GayPatriotTM again.@TwitterSupport, once again you're letting Twitter trolls game … Continue reading →

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Splendid Isolation

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Let’s have a musical interlude for the times with the late, great Warren Zevon doing “Splendid Isolation” on Late Night With David Letterman: Transverse City is a really underrated album…

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LinkSwarm for March 20, 2020

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Lawrence Person

I hope you’re enjoying your splendid isolation on the first day of spring. As in previous weeks, the Wuhan coronavirus dominates the news with the reminder that the Gods of the Copybook Headings are never far away… President Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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It’s China’s Fault

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Enough with the spin and lies out of the People’s Republic of China. It’s the only nation in the world that bears primary responsibility for spreading the Wuhan coronavirus. To the degree that we are suffering death and economic hurt … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Gut-Punches Austin Restaurants

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Lawrence Person

The Wuhan Coronavirus hits Austin right in its artisanal hipster belly: Austin on Tuesday joined other major Texas cities in closing bars and restaurant dining rooms to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, which has now resulted in the … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus: The Bullshit Overreaction Phase

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Lawrence Person

I was not on the “oh don’t panic the Wuhan coronavirus is just the flu” bus. It’s a real pandemic with, as far as we can tell, a death rate about ten times that of the flu. People are dropping … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for March 16, 2020

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Between almost everyone dropping out, Biden continuing to rack up victories, and the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic, almost all the air has been sucked out of the Democratic Presidential race. So this is going to be a relatively short and subdued … Continue reading →

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Norm Macdonald on the Coronavirus

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Hot off the tubes, here’s a Norm Macdonald standup bit on the coronavirus. And given the words “Norm Macdonald” and “standup” should let you know it’s NSFW. “Funny how Big Pharm is evil until now!” “The last step between us … Continue reading →

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