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.

Betopalooza

So many Beto O’Rourke links popping up that they can’t wait for the Clown Car update: After O’Rourke entered the race, he saw a four point jump…in Biden’s numbers, up to a field-leading 35%. Bernie Sanders remained steady at 27%, … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for March 18, 2019

It’s Betomania time among certain media outlets after Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke announced he was running last week. So there’s a ton of Beto news below. Also, two names I had pegged as Out are now making noises about (possibly) … Continue reading →

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The Unbearable Whiteness of Beto

It’s Sunday and I’m not for any weighty posts, so enjoy this video of Tucker Carlson and Mark Steyn having fun at the expense of Beto O’Rourke’s juvenile poetry: To be fair, what little poetry I wrote in high school … Continue reading →

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Historic Floods Hit Nebraska, Midwest

This is a big story that doesn’t seem to be getting the news coverage it deserves: Nebraska and other parts of the Midwest are suffering through their worst floods in half a century. Multiple levees have breached, and the city … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 15, 2019

In one of the more important but confusing stories this week, UK’s Parliament rejected PM Theresa May’s Brexit deal, rejected a no-deal Brexit, and rejected a second referendum, but voted to delay Brexit until June. Whether the EU will consent … Continue reading →

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O’Rourke O’Running

Now we know what Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke was waiting for to jump into the Presidential race: a fawning Vanity Fair profile complete with Annie Leibovitz photographs. How fawning? Behind the door, in the O’Rourke living room, a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf … Continue reading →

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Admissions Scandal Followup

The reverberations from yesterday’s admissions scandal continue to sound. First, it turns out that a major “ethical investment” venture capitalist was caught up in the scandal: One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent private equity investors — and one of the … Continue reading →

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Breaking: May’s Brexit Deal Voted Down Again

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Theresa May’s latest Brexit deal has been defeated, this time by a resounding 149 vote margin, 391-242. “There will be a vote tomorrow on a no-deal Brexit and a vote on Thursday … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Another University Admissions Scandal, UT Coach Implicated

The feds just busted a huge university admissions scandal today. Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among more than four dozen people charged in a nationwide college admissions cheating scandal that involved wealthy individuals paying up to $6.5 million … Continue reading →

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Democratic Presidential Clown Car Update for March 11, 2019

Sherrod Brown is Out, as are (to recapitulate last week’s mini-update) Michael Bloomberg, Hillary Clinton, Eric Holder and Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley. Evidently the clown car was just too crowded for them to contemplate climbing aboard. That leaves Biden and … Continue reading →

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