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.

Another Summary Of How Trump Operates

It’s both puzzling and gratifying to see the American left make the same mistakes over and over again. Thinking that American voters will take kindly to their open borders and socialism platform is one. Refusing to learn just how President … Continue reading →

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Socialism: The Axe Body Spray of Ideologies

Saw this and thought it was well worth highlighting: Socialism is the Axe Body Spray of political ideologies: It never does what it claims to do, but people too young to know better keep buying it anyway. https://t.co/un9YfjmSGQ — Instapundit.com … Continue reading →

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If Dianne Feinstein Is Too Right Wing For Democrats…

Incumbent U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein was snubbed by the California Democratic Party’s executive board, who opted to endorse state Sen. Kevin de Leon (real name: Kevin Alexander Leon) for the seat instead. As John Fund notes, de Leon is “running … Continue reading →

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Everything In the Middle East Is Blowing Up

Or to put it another way, everything in the Middle East is blowing up slightly more than usual: Hajin, reportedly the last Islamic State stronghold in Syria, has come under sustained attack by coalition forces. There are supposedly some 4,000 … Continue reading →

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Happy Bastille Day

Since Jerry Pournelle is no longer around to post his standard Bastille Day post, here’s a goodly excerpt: On July 14, 1789, the Paris revolutionaries with aid of the local militia stormed the Bastille, a fortress in downtown Paris which … Continue reading →

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Nicaragua: It Hits The Fan

Violence escalated in Nicaragua as a nationwide strike demanding that corrupt, brutal communist scumbag Daniel Ortega resign triggered a violent crackdown by pro-Sandinista paramilitary groups. The clashes between forces that support President Daniel Ortega and demonstrators calling for his resignation … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 13, 2018

Happy Friday the 13th! FBI “Partisan Weasel” Peter Strzok smirked and slithered his way through his capitol hill testimony. “That Strzok could huddle with FBI lawyers while stonewalling a Republican-led committee speaks to the corruption of official Washington and the … Continue reading →

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.50 BMG vs. Body Armor

Ace of Spades had this video up of Jerry Miculek testing a Barrett .50 BMG rifle against a body armor plate made of dense polyethylene: Result: The round did not penetrate the back of the plate. That’s not the result … Continue reading →

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Texas Statewide Race Update for July 11, 2018

With all the Supreme Court news, it’s been a while since we looked at Texas statewide races. First up: A new poll shows by Senator Ted Cruz and Governor Greg Abbott walloping their respective Democratic challengers: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) … Continue reading →

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Brett Kavanaugh for SCOTUS Roundup

Lots of reactions this morning to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. First up, Jonathan Adler of The Volokh Conspiracy offers up an overview of Kavanaugh’s career (including links to his decisions): Judge Kavanaugh is … Continue reading →

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