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.

UN: Hey, Let’s Inspect This Entirely Peaceful Site Hit By Missiles. Syria: Die In A Fire

Syria has sworn up and down that missiles from the United States, the UK and France only hit peaceful sites of toys for crippled orphans a baby milk factory a cancer research center (no really, that’s their story this time) … Continue reading →

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New York Times is Shocked, SHOCKED To Find Out There’s a Public Pension Crisis

The New York Times was kind enough to notice that public employee pensions are bankrupting many portions of the country: A public university president in Oregon gives new meaning to the idea of a pensioner. Joseph Robertson, an eye surgeon … Continue reading →

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Trump Voter Feels Betrayed By President After Reading 800 Pages Of Queer Feminist Theory

The Onion comes through again…

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Texas Pregnancy Mortality Rates Double Due to Bad UI Design

Here’s a cautionary tale. Two years ago, you may have heard that Texas’ maternal mortality rate had just doubled. No one was quite sure why—some blamed a recent shuttering of family-planning services, others a lack of concern for women’s health … Continue reading →

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U.S., France, UK Hit Syrian Chemical Sites

President Donald Trump orders U.S. military to attack Syrian chemical weapons sites, in coordination with France and the UK. Here’s President Trump’s announcement: I’m on record as stating that the United States has no compelling national interest at stake in … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 13. 2018

Enjoy your Friday the 13th LinkSwarm! And don’t forget to finish your taxes this weekend! Kurt Schlichter is not at all impressed by liberal plans to win the culture war by the rest of America magically giving up and becoming … Continue reading →

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Paul Ryan Retires

Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has announced he’s retiring at the end of his term. Being Speaker of the House of Representatives is a thankless job in the modern era, akin to herding 435 cats, about half of … Continue reading →

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Instead Of Actual Content, Enjoy Some Facebook/Mark Zuckerberg Congressional Hearing Memes and Links

Here is a long, thoughtful essay on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before congress. Ha, just kidding! Work and taxes are sucking up all my time, so have a shotgun scatter of links, tweets and memes on the same subject: … Continue reading →

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Viktor Orban Wins (Yet Again) in Hungary

Over the weekend, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, an outspoken opponent of unassimiliated Muslim immigration, won a third term in resounding fashion: It was a landslide by the most exacting standards — which more or less destroys the arguments of … Continue reading →

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Israel (Probably) Bombed Syria Last Night

Somebody hit a Syrian airbase near Homs last night; we’re denying it was us, and both Syria and Russia are pointing the finger at Israel: The Syrian government and its ally Russia have blamed Israel for a deadly attack on … Continue reading →

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