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.

How To Lie With Polls: Texas Senate Race Edition

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Lawrence Person

It’s that time of year, when various polls show Texas statewide races closer than they actually are. This time around: The Ted Cruz/Beto O’Rourke Senate Race. Like Wendy Davis was in 2014, O’Rourke is the Texas poster-child for national Democrats. … Continue reading →

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Sid Miller Messes With Texas BBQ

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Lawrence Person

What the hell, Sid Miller? On August 7, Michael Hernandez was fed up. That morning, the pitmaster glanced through the window as two inspectors from the Texas Department of Agriculture pulled up to his restaurant, Hays Co. Bar-B-Que, in San … Continue reading →

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Scott Adams Interviews Greg Gutfeld

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy a video of two great pundits that are great together: Scott Adams interviewing Greg Gutfeld. (Skip to 2:20 in to skip the long, read-off-the-cheat-sheet introduction.) Part of the interview focuses on Greg Gutfeld’s new book The Gutfeld Monologues: Classic … Continue reading →

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Judge T. S. Ellis to CNN: “Get Stuffed”

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Of course I’m paraphrasing a bit: The federal judge presiding over Paul Manafort’s trial refused to give media outlets the names of jurors Friday, saying such a move would “create a risk of harm to them.” U.S. District Judge T.S. … Continue reading →

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What If You Gave a Netroots Nation And Nobody Came?

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Did you know that the Daily Kos-founded Netroots Nation had their annual conference earlier this month? If not, that’s OK. Evidently neither did anyone else. Netroots Nation bills itself as “the largest annual conference for progressives.” This year’s conference was … Continue reading →

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Kofi Annan, RIP

Posted on August 18, 2018 by Lawrence Person

There’s the usual outpouring of posthumous accolades now that

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LinkSwarm for August 17, 2018

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Themes for today’s LinkSwarm: Jihad, rape and China. Not necessarily in that order… So let me see if I have this story straight: New Mexico jihadis, one related to a New York City imam who might have been involved in … Continue reading →

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Texas News Roundup For August 16, 2018

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a basket of Texas and local news of note: Back in the dim mists of time, Democrats used to nominate swing district candidates who could at least pretend to be moderates. This year? Not so much. Today, I’m highlighting … Continue reading →

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Twitter Randomly Banning Conservatives Yet Again

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Twitter is up to its old tricks: The following accounts have been 'locked' today alone:@_wintergirl93 @jtLOL @TheRickCanton @HonkyTonkJew @OrdyPackard Lizzy was able to unlock but only with a phone number. Something is up, @TwitterSupport … — The🐰Foo (@PolitiBunny) August 14, … Continue reading →

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Persuasion, Ritual Magic, and the Kek Wars

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Sometimes you put up something you don’t actually agree with, and which most of your readership may find more confounding than enlightening. This is one of those times. Some may find the author’s theories absurd, or opaque, or illogical, and … Continue reading →

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