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.

Supreme Court Lifts Stay of Trump Travel Ban

The Supreme Court mostly set aside the lower court stay of president Trump’s travel ban: The Supreme Court agreed Monday to allow a limited version of President Trump’s ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect and … Continue reading →

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Video from the Battle for Raqqa

The battle for the Islamic State capital of Raqqa continues. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces continue to advance, but recently met a fierce counterattack featuring drones, snipers, car bombs and minefields. Here are some videos on the fighting, all from … Continue reading →

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Democrats Finally Face the Pelosi Question

Have Democrats finally, finally, finally gotten sick and tired of Nancy Pelosi? It’s been a decade since Pelosi ascended to the speaker’s chair, and since Democrats lost control of the House in 2010, there have been mutterings that Pelosi is … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 23, 2017

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! There’s so much news I’m going to punt “The Pelosi Question” to the weekend: In case you hadn’t noticed, illinois is going bankrupt. John Podesta to testify before the House Intelligence committee. Hopefully they’ll ask … Continue reading →

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Waco Biker Shootout Update for June 22, 2017

It’s been a while since I last reported on the wheels of justice continuing to grind in the aftermath of the May 17, 2015 Waco biker shootout. The grinding is more glacial than slow, not only are they not grinding … Continue reading →

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Ossoff Defeat Reaction Roundup

This morning, following yet another special election defeat, chastised Democrats are doing a lot of soul searching as to why voters keep rejecting their message. Ha, just kidding! They’re calling voters “toxic bigots.” First up: Feminist Jill Filipovic, who is … Continue reading →

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Republicans Retain Georgia’s 6th Congressional District

According to Decision Desk, Republican Karen Handel has defeated Jon Ossoff in the special election for Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District. Some tweets: Looks like #Ossoff outspent Handel by seven to one and the left's favorite man-child still can't win pic.twitter.com/GWSbJBfHSW … Continue reading →

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Unmasking Documents Sealed for Five Years?

Judicial Watch, which did such good work unmasking various Hillary Clinton scandals last year, has been on the case filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests relating to the Obama Administration’s unmasking scandal. However, they just hit a roadblock asking … Continue reading →

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There Is No Hate Speech. Only Zuul.

Today the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed what conservatives, libertarians and honest liberals have been arguing for some time now: when it comes to the First Amendment, there’s no “hate speech” exemption: From today’s opinion by Justice Samuel Alito (for four … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: Lynching, Riots, General Collapse

Time for an update on everyone’s favorite socialist paradise, where the collapse of the economy (and civil society) continues apace: Things have degenerated enough that lynching has made a comeback: The public-safety infrastructure in Venezuela has been degraded to such … Continue reading →

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