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.

Liberals Freak Out Over Trump Tweet

(Hey kids! Save that headline and you’ll be able to use it again and again and again…) Once again, President Donald Trump retweeted a silly meme and liberal Twitter freaked out: Donald Trump's amazing golf swing #CrookedHillary pic.twitter.com/vKhxxFCBV1 — CNN … Continue reading →

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Demolishing the “Southern Strategy” Myth

Here’s a Prager University video demolishing the myth of the “Southern Strategy,” the idea that the party of Bull Conner and George Wallace magically became the party of civil rights and the Republican Party took their place as the party … Continue reading →

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Possible Conflict Between Assad/Russia and SDF/U.S. Brewing?

Remember how a month ago how almost all the different Syrian factions were concentrating on crushing the last remnants of the Islamic State? Good times, good times. Well the good times may be over, as Russian and Syrian forces launched … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 15, 2017

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Cleanup from Harvey and Irma continues apace, and there was another London jihad terror attack. Bomb attack on a London tube train injuries 20, but no reported deaths. “Officers believe that the blast … Continue reading →

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J. J. Watt $33 Million, ABC/CBS/NBC/Fox/130 Celebrities $44 Million

In this corner, we have J.J. Watt’s YouCaring Campaign for Hurricane Harvey relief in Houston and surrounding environs. He raised (as of this writing) just shy of $33 million. In this corner, we have ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, George Clooney, … Continue reading →

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Clinton Corruption Update for September 13, 2017

With Hillary Clinton’s forthcoming book on why she lost the 2016 President election, How I F*ck*ed Up Deplorables 1 Me 0 Who Knew Wisconsin Was a State? What Happened (Amazon link provided for those who have a crying professional need … Continue reading →

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Debt Limit Deal: Maybe Not Completely Awful?

There has been a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth over the debt deal President Donald Trump made with congressional Democratic leaders that pushes U.S. debt over the $20 trillion mark. Is it a bad deal? From my perspective, … Continue reading →

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Texas Gas Shortage Ends

The short-lived post-Harvey gas shortage is pretty much already over: Long lines for gasoline in Austin and elsewhere in the state have dissipated for the most part along with the short-lived, social media-fueled frenzy over fears of a severe shortage. … Continue reading →

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Pat Condell on Europe’s Suicide

Pat Condell is back! Here he expounds on the foolishness of importing jihadists into Europe. “Let’s open ourselves up to the most brutal predatory culture on earth, and let in hordes of unemployable, mostly male fighting age welfare parasites who … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Irma Update

Unlike with Hurricane Harvey, I don’t know the territory well enough to provide any insider insight on the storm. But it’s a big story, and I have a few tidbits of interest. Current forecasts have Irma sparing the Miami area … Continue reading →

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