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.

Video Gaming As A Career

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Ann Althouse posted a link to this story about a 14-year old who earns a six-figure income playing video games: Griffin Spikoski spends as much as 18 hours a day glued to his computer screen playing the wildly popular, multi-player … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 5, 2019

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Lawrence Person

I’m knee deep in doing my taxes, so if you haven’t started working on your yearly tithe to Caesar, now would be a good time. On to the LinkSwarm: “How bad does border have to be for Democrats to admit … Continue reading →

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Ben Shapiro on Joe Rogan

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Lawrence Person

This is a long (2+ hours), free-ranging discussion, and I haven’t watched all of it yet. But they touch on a number of interesting topics, like The media’s tendency to smear anyone who isn’t hard left as “alt-right.” The failure … Continue reading →

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All Waco Biker Cases Dropped

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Nine dead. Eighteen wounded. 170 arrests. 106 indictments. 1418 days. Zero convictions. All remaining criminal cases will be dismissed from the 2015 Twin Peaks biker shootout that left nine dead and 20 injured, prosecutors said Tuesday, ending a four-year prosecutorial … Continue reading →

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Mueller Video Reactions Roundup

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Keep seeing some clever video reactions to the Mueller report, so let’s round them all up here. First up: Via Borepatch comes the inevitable Hitler parody. Andrew Wimsatt posted this perfect Rachel Maddow supercut from the Greg Gutfeld show to … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for April 1, 2019

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Lawrence Person

What use is April Fools Day when there are so many fools to choose from? That aside, Miramar, Florida Mayor Wayne Messam is In, while Biden continues his Hamlet routine. (Given what last week’s Mueller-Avenatti-Smollett smashup was like, I don’t … Continue reading →

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Chris Rock Slams Jussie Smollett

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Lawrence Person

At the NAACP Image Awards, so extra style points:

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Democratic Operatives With Bylines

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Lawrence Person

This is a small anecdote about a small news story (a scoop when the first Democratic debates are to be held), but an indicative one: 2. Dafna, who oversees the political coverage for NBC and MSNBC, was calling to bully … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 29, 2019

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Lawrence Person

The aftermath of [rock DJ voice] NO COLLUSION WEEKEND dominates today’s LinkSwarm. It will take years to undo the damage of Russiagate: Millions of Americans have been led to believe that President Trump committed treason, and any day he could … Continue reading →

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Laws Are For The Little People: Michael Avenatti/Jussie Smollett Edition

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Lawrence Person

#TheResistance™ insists, again and again, that they’re the only moral alternative to that dastardly Donald Trump. This week, we got a good, close look at how a couple of “heroes” of #TheResistance™ operate. First up: Mr. Multiple-Felony-Indictments himself, Creepy Porn … Continue reading →

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