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.

Obama Let Hezbollah Sell Cocaine in U.S.

This should take still more of the shine off Obama’s plastic halo: In its determination to secure a nuclear deal with Iran, the Obama administration derailed an ambitious law enforcement campaign targeting drug trafficking by the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah, … Continue reading →

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Snowflake Smackdown

Law professor Adam J. MacLeod of Faulkner University lays down a serious smackdown to the millennial snowflakes infesting his classroom: First, except when describing an ideology, you are not to use a word that ends in “ism.” Communism, socialism, Nazism, … Continue reading →

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That Silly Daily Caller/Ajit Pai Net Neutrality Harlem Shake Video Google Tried to Ban

This is a very silly video from the Daily Caller featuring FCC Chairman Ajit Pai making fun of “Net Neutrality” that Google tried to ban. It’s back up. Google not wanting you to see it makes it a good idea … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 15, 2017

Another week, another abbreviated LinkSwarm. I’m running out of year and a variety of tasks (including work) keep crowding more extensive blogging out. Gallup poll shows support for decreasing immigration holding steady. (Hat tip: Mickey Kaus’ Twitter feed.) More on … Continue reading →

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Blake Farenthold Withdraws From Primary

Breaking news: U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, under fire over a sexual harassment lawsuit, will withdraw from the March 6 Republican primary. Mike Bergsma, chairman of the Nueces County Republican Party, told the Caller-Times he was told this morning by Farenthold’s … Continue reading →

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Texas Jihadi Arrested

Another Texas jihadi arrested: A Texas man was arrested Friday for “unlawfully distributing explosive making information and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS),” according to the Department of Justice. Kaan Sercan Damlarkaya, … Continue reading →

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Quick Impressions: Texas U.S. Second Congressional District Race

I was going to do one big roundup of competitive Texas U.S. Congressional races, but the more I started digging in, the more I thought each race deserved its own entry. So let’s start with the Second Congressional District. Republican … Continue reading →

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Deadline Filing Passes: Quick Impressions on Texas Statewide Races

Monday was the deadline to file for the 2018 Texas primaries. You have to give credit to whoever in the Texas Democratic Party was in charge of candidate recruitment: unlike many previous years, “Democrats put up candidates for every statewide … Continue reading →

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Concealed Carry Reciprocity Passes House

Good news! In a resounding show of support for the Second Amendment, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a legislative package that included H.R. 38, the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, and H.R. 4477, the Fix NICS … Continue reading →

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Islamic State All But Destroyed

After having secured the Syrian border, Iraq has declared the war against the Islamic State over. Syria strongman Bashar Assad’s patrons the Russians have likewise declared Syria liberated from the Islamic State as well. Both of these statements are slightly … Continue reading →

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