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.

Singapore Summit: Trump, North Korea, Dennis Rodman, And The Continuing Liberal Freakout

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Lawrence Person

President Donald Trump met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un in Singapore, and they signed a broad joint agreement to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. Which is all well and good, if not terribly meaningful if Kim doesn’t follow-through and allow … Continue reading →

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Klein ISD Tries To Pull A Fast One

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Lawrence Person

This is one of those “If I don’t report it, who will?” stories. Klein Independent School District in Northwest Houston is trying to pull off a huge sneaky tax increase during the summer: Taxpayers have grown accustomed to the deceptive … Continue reading →

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Interesting Essay on Anthony Bourdain’s Suicide

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Lawrence Person

I wasn’t going to write any more on Bourdain’s suicide because I haven’t actually read any of his books (just excerpts) or watched his shows (just clips). But this is a pretty interesting essay from one of Bourdain’s fellow ex-heroin … Continue reading →

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Greg Gutfeld on CNN’s Self-Fulfilling Negativity

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Lawrence Person

CNN’s view: “Everything sucks and it’s all your fault, America!” “45 minutes on why Trump is bad, and 15 minutes on why Oprah should be President.”

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Austria Says “Enough!”

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Austria has finally had enough of catering to jihad and giving lip-service to the idea that there are no problems integrating Muslims into their culture: Austria’s right-wing government plans to shut seven mosques and could expel dozens of imams in … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 8, 2018

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Another week full of bears. Enjoy a LinkSwarm: In South Texas, more of that voting fraud Democrats swear doesn’t exist. Elites Value Mellifluous Illegality over Crass Lawfulness: Despite Obama’s recent projection that his eight-year tenure was “scandal-free,” along with the … Continue reading →

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Our Global Elites and Third Century Rome

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Borepatch has a nice essay up about how our liberal global elites are like Roman Emperors in the third century: The Global Elites are feeling threatened all over, just like the Roman Emperors did in 250 AD. The elections of … Continue reading →

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Virginia APC Chase Ends Without Injury (UPDATED)

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Lawrence Person

“A soldier stole an armored personnel carrier from a National Guard base in Virginia on Tuesday and took the vehicle on a two-hour drive that ended in a police chase through downtown Richmond, the state capital, state police said.” Some … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Religion 1, Social Justice Warriors 0

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Lawrence Person

In a broadly-shared 7-2 opinion on narrow technical grounds, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the christian baker in the Masterpiece Cakeshop “gay wedding cake” case. Let’s look at the text of the decision itself: That consideration was compromised, … Continue reading →

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Brings His Magic Touch To Film

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Add “movie-making” to the long list of things that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has brought his magic touch to: A $15 million state-built film studio outside Syracuse, which promised to produce hundreds of jobs and bring Hollywood’s glitter to … Continue reading →

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