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.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Best wishes to all my readers on Thanksgiving Day! Enjoy a few Thanksgiving-related links: Here’s William Shatner with last year’s reminder not to set yourself on fire frying a Turkey. ExJon suggests that you stop driving yourself crazy with social … Continue reading →

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John Simon, RIP

Via Dwight comes word that movie and theater critic John Simon has died. I found Simon an extremely valuable movie critic for National Review, because he seemed to hate 90+% of all movies. That meant you couldn’t take a negative … Continue reading →

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The Twitter Primary for November 2019

As I did in previous months, here’s an update on the number of Twitter followers of the Democratic presidential candidates, updated since last month’s update. Three months ago I started using a tool that gives me precise Twitter follower counts. … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for November 25, 2019

Another debate, Bernie ties Biden, Buttigieg tops the first two states, and billionaire Bloomberg jumps in, only to find himself tied with the guy who just walked across New Hampshire alone. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! Polls Emerson: … Continue reading →

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How Boeing Lost Its Bearings

This is an interesting piece on how Boeing lost its way, deliberately deciding to transition from a company that was engineering driven to one that wasn’t, starting with moving its corporate headquarters from Seattle to Chicago: On the tarmac, [CEO … Continue reading →

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Dispatches From A Non-Genocide

Remember back when President Trump announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Northern Syria, and Democrats not only told us this was The Worst Thing In The World (at least until the next Worst Thing In The World) and would … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 22, 2019

Another week of the impeachment farce, another week of an embarrassing nothingburger and bombing ratings for Democrats: Week one impeachment farce summary: “None of those three witnesses were have met with the President, none of them were on the July … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from the Ukraine Corruption Investigation

Well, this seems like kind of a big story: An indictment drawn up by Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General against Burisma owner Nikolai [Mykola] Zlochevsky claims that Hunter Biden and his partners received $16.5 million for their ‘services’ – … Continue reading →

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Joe Rogan Interviews Matt Taibbi

Another interesting Joe Rogan interview, this one with Rolling Stone political reporter Matt Taibbi. Taibbi may be a lefty, but he’s willing to call bullshit when he sees it, including on the Epstein murder “suicide” and the lack of any … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for November 19, 2019

Patrick jumps in, Bloomberg is running Heisenberg’s Campaign, Buttigieg is up big in Iowa, Warren falls, Tulsi draws all the boys to the yard, and Biden won’t puff or pass. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! Polls The Hill/Harris … Continue reading →

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