Another election year means another batch of propositions for Austin citizens to vote on. Most are the usual mix of bonds and bad ideas, but Save Austin Now has managed to get Proposition I, a proposal to perform regular audits of the city budget, on the ballot. One year after defeating a massive tax hike… Continue reading Proposition I: Audit Austin
Author: Lawrence Person
Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His political work has appeared in National Review, Reason, The Freeman, Liberty and The World & I. His SF has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, F&SF, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis.
U.S. Troops Help Capture Narcos In Ecuador
I’m not sure anyone had U.S. troops in Ecuador on their 2026 bingo card. Fifty U.S. troops assisted Ecuadorian officials in arresting more than 30 members of a Mexican drug cartel. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. troops participated in an early-morning operation on Thursday to arrest members of a branch of Jalisco New… Continue reading U.S. Troops Help Capture Narcos In Ecuador
Hasan Piker’s Popularity Becomes More Selective
Remember just a few months ago when leftwing media pundits told us that commie-loving Twitch streamer Hasan Piker was the future face of the Democrat Party? Evidently in a party for which David Hogg was previously the future face of the party, someone who could actually bench press 200 pounds was seen as a distinctly… Continue reading Hasan Piker’s Popularity Becomes More Selective
LinkSwarm For October 2, 2026
A reminder not to get black-pilled, another Supreme Court win for deporting illegal alien felons, San Francisco’s government offers pedos a veritable buffet, Rockefeller money is going to the ChiComs, and another deeply technical video on semiconductor processes you won’t click on. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! Kurt Schlichter reminds you not to get blackpilled. Yes,… Continue reading LinkSwarm For October 2, 2026
Ken Paxton Takes On The Bar Association
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hasn’t been shy about taking on big entities breaking Texas law, be it Meta, ActBlue or MyChart. Now Paxton has taken aim at an association intertwined with the heart of America’s legal system, the American Bar Association. Texas is investigating the American Bar Association’s alleged anti-competitive law school accreditation practices.… Continue reading Ken Paxton Takes On The Bar Association
Problem: Labour Is Deeply Unpopular For Importing Unassimilated Muslims. Solution: Import More Unassimilated Muslims
Labour’s decision to import unassimilated Muslim illegal aliens into the UK made them so popular that Keir Starmer had to resign. But don’t worry, one Labour Minister who helped ease Starmer out the door has the solution for Labour’s woes: Import still more unassimilated Muslim illegal aliens. Labour’s Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has just set… Continue reading Problem: Labour Is Deeply Unpopular For Importing Unassimilated Muslims. Solution: Import More Unassimilated Muslims
Company Of Man Who Says AI May Kill Billions Can’t Keep From Deleting Customer Data
Microsoft is in the news again, and if you’re familiar at all with that company, you know that means bad news. (What’s the last time Microsoft news being good news? Ballmer stepping down? The release of Windows 3.1?) First up: Founder and Jeffrey Epstein bud Bill Gates says that AI could kill a billion people.… Continue reading Company Of Man Who Says AI May Kill Billions Can’t Keep From Deleting Customer Data
NGO Literally Wants To Replace You
Democrats deride “Great Replacement Theory” as a fantasy, but there’s an NGO that literally wants to replace native population decline with foreigners. The International Institute of St. Louis has a prescription for Missouri communities losing residents: bring in more immigrants. Its 2025–2027 strategic plan describes increased immigrant resettlement as an opportunity to: “reverse decades of… Continue reading NGO Literally Wants To Replace You
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Caliphate…
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America seems pretty straightforward, doesn’t it? You can’t make your particular religion the official legal religion of the land anywhere in the United States,… Continue reading A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Caliphate…
Operation Vivaldi: Successful Ukrainian Counterattack Features Drones Dropping Drones
Throughout this year, Ukraine has successfully launched several small counterattacks that retook small amounts of Ukrainian territory from the Russian invaders, usually on the order of thirty or forty kilometers. Their latest counterattack, Operation Vivaldi, seems a bigger affair, liberating more land and featuring some interesting tactical and technological wrinkles. For twenty months, Russia’s 20th… Continue reading Operation Vivaldi: Successful Ukrainian Counterattack Features Drones Dropping Drones