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.

Ding Dong Maduro’s Gone

It’s always a pleasure to wake up to find another communist dictatorship dumped into the dustbin of history. President Trump announced early Saturday morning that U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife during a “large scale strike … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 2, 2026

Happy New Year! The Somali welfare fraud scandal just grows and grows, Ukraine hits more Russian oil refineries, Iran revolts against the Mullahs, and Austin steels itself for an .0825% budget cut. It’s the Friday LinkSwarm! Here’s the original Nick … Continue reading →

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Is Dan Crenshaw Pussing Out On Shawn Ryan?

When last we checked on this story, Texas Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw was threatening to sue YouTuber Shawn Ryan over comments Ryan had made about Crenshaw, and Crenshaw had agreed to come on Ryan’s show to address the issues. Guess … Continue reading →

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Spielberg Schindler’s List Foundation Now Funds Anti-Israel Groups

William F. Buckley once observed that any group that wasn’t explicitly conservative would inevitably move left over time. A corollary seems true of Jewish foundations as well, as Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List-funded Righteous Persons Foundation is now funding anti-Israel organizations. … Continue reading →

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Railroaded APD Officer’s Conviction Overturned

Remember Christopher Taylor, the APD officer who Soros-backed Travis County DA Jose Garza literally campaigned on indicting over his shooting of a drug-addicted career criminal? Well, Taylor’s conviction in another Garza-prosecuted shooting was just overturned, and he was acquitted of … Continue reading →

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Musk Backs Wilco GOP Chair In Tranny Bathroom Wars

Via Holly Hansen in The Texan News comes a culture war skirmish that checks off a lot of this blog’s interest boxes: Williamson County GOP Chair Michelle Evans had her phone seized documenting a man using the women’s restroom, and … Continue reading →

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Why Are Producers Making Subprime Meltdown 2 When No One Liked The Original?

“Experience keeps a dear school, yet Fools will learn in no other.” — Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1743 We all know why Hollywood makes crappy sequels: The first film in the series made money. Which is why Hollywood squeezed … Continue reading →

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Russia vs. NATO Video Roundup

For some reason, Vladimir Putin seems to think he can force NATO to back down from supporting Ukraine against his illegal war of territorial aggression by launching various provocations. Here’s a roundup of recent NATO country responses to Russia. First … Continue reading →

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Richard Hammond And Stirling Moss Discuss Their Brain Injuries

Something from the “old news is so exciting” file, but this BBC piece from 2010 in which then Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond interviews racing driver Stirling Moss about his crash on the track in 1962, and subsequent recovery from … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For December 26, 2025

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! GDP says that some of the economy is already booming, Minnesota Somali fraud is even greater than we thought, Nigerian jihadis get dirtnapped, California drives yet more businesses out, another Democrat pedophile busted, … Continue reading →

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