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.

Bonnen/Sullivan Controversy Takes Down Burrows

I haven’t been following the Texas Speaker Dennis Bonnen/Empower Texans head Michael Quinn Sullivan meeting controversy due to lack of time (like I’ve said, the past weeks have been a bear), but this Texas Monthly piece provides an overview of … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 16, 2019

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! It hit 107°F in Austin this week, but it was probably only 104° when I rode my bike. Cleared up my sinuses! David Brock’s ShareBlue Media certainly seems to be freaking out over the Epstein … Continue reading →

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Max Boot Hits Bottom, Tunnels Down to the Hollow Earth, Falls, Somehow Keeps Digging

One inkling of just how important Max Boot was to the conservative movement prior to 2016 (when he famously declared he’d vote for Stalin over Trump) is the fact I never bothered to tag him in a BattleSwarm post prior … Continue reading →

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A Crackdown in Hong Kong

China has ratcheted up its crackdown against pro-freedom protestors in Hong Kong following days of protests that shut down Hong Kong’s airport. There are widespread reports of Peoples Liberation Army units massing just outside Hong Kong: If it comes to … Continue reading →

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Olive Garden is a Bad Prepping Strategy

The day after the clown car update is bad for deep insights, so instead let me set this strawman blazing. The Olive Garden is offering a lifetime endless pasta bowl pass for $500. (Or rather, they’re offering 50 of these, … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for August 12, 2019

Biden continues to lead the field despite his senior moments, witches boost Williamson, and Harris has become really unpopular…among black voters. It’s your Democratic Presidential clown car update! Caveat: Between a new job and a cold, this week has been … Continue reading →

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More on Jeffrey Epstein’s “Suicide”

Jeffrey Epstien’s “suicide” sounded suspicious when news first broke, but the news that’s come out since only make it sound even more suspicious: Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who hanged himself in a federal jail in Manhattan, was supposed to have … Continue reading →

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Jeffrey Epstein Dead By “Suicide”

I sat down this morning to write one Jeffery Epstein post and instead have to write another, since he’s apparently dead by “suicide” in a New York City jail cell. This came right after another batch of big names alleged … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 9, 2019

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! It’s been both super busy and super-hot here at BattleSwarm headquarters… Leftward ho: Ah, the good ol’ days of . . . April, or so, when conservative critics of the Democratic party could still count … Continue reading →

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Borepatch: Red Flag Laws Are Stupid and Useless

Lots of “red flag” talk after the latest shooting panics, but Borepatch would like to remind us that such laws are stupid and useless. The Parkland shooter was known to be a nutcase, having been reported to the local police … Continue reading →

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