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.

Breaking: Bernie’s Blocked Arteries

Bernie Sanders has been hospitalized with blocked arteries. He’s suspended campaign events. This should shake up the race. And Elizabeth Warren must have a very good voodoo doll maker on staff. Update: He’s had surgery to have two stents installed. … Continue reading →

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Is Your Minimum Wage $15 An Hour? Behold Your Future!

If you live in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, or anyplace else the minimum wage is $15 an hour, and work in kitchen prep, behold your future: After three years of quietly toiling away on a robotic food system, Seattle … Continue reading →

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Why Nancy Pelosi Is Screwed

Interesting piece on the politics and timing of the impeachment vote. Why green-light the Full Monty impeachment farce three days later, when it was clear as day that this “bombshell” was already fizzling, just like all the other “bombshells”? The … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for September 30, 2019

The Biden clan gets rich, Klobuchar kills a duck, O’Rourke threatens a kitten and calls Journey punk rock, while Yang channels The Dead Kennedys and the Q3 fundraising deadline looms. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! Polls Too damn … Continue reading →

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Bill Maher Slams White Guilt

Ignore the usual “white privilege” throat clearing, as Bill Maher takes aim at the risible nature of white liberal guilt: “Hating all whites is just tedious virtue signaling.” (Hat tip: Jack Posobiec on Twitter.)

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Will Hurd Running For President? That’s Not Happening

At a Texas Tribune forum, retiring Texas Republican Rep. Will Hurd floated the idea of running for President in 2024. As for the running part, well, who knows? Lots no-hope candidates delude themselves into running for President every year, people … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 27, 2019

Welcome to fall, or, as we call it in Texas, still freaking summer. It might get as low as 70° next week…at three in the morning. “Democrats were first to enlist Ukraine in US elections“: Earlier this month, during a … Continue reading →

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The Nothingburger of Nothingburgerton

Shortly after House Democrats launched an unofficial official impeachment inquiry for the now-laughable “whistleblower” scandal, President Donald Trump released the transcript of the conversation at the heart of the non-scandal showing there was no talk of freezing Ukraine aid or … Continue reading →

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Democrats Get Ready To Throw Br’er Trump In The Brier Patch

Can Democrats let President Donald Trump’s constant Twitter jabs at them lure them into throwing him into the brier patch? On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) admitted her plans to put a resolution on the House floor Wednesday to … Continue reading →

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The Twitter Primary Revisited for September 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. Last month I started using a tool that gives me precise Twitter follower counts. I … Continue reading →

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