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.

Scenes From The Continuing Liberal Freakout

Remember the great liberal freakout after Donald Trump was elected President of the United States of America? I started working on a blog post on some of the juiciest outbursts of Trump Derrangement Syndrome. For example: Here’s Jamelle Bouie in … Continue reading →

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The Venezuela Diet

Important Administrative Note: I’ve published additional blog posts, like this one, but for some reason they’re not showing up on the front page of the blog. “Want to lose weight without drugs, pills, or human rights?” (Hat tip: Instapundit.)

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LinkSwarm for May 12, 2017

Lots of border control news at the top of today’s LinkSwarm: “According to figures released yesterday, the number of illegal aliens crossing the U.S. southwestern border has dropped by an astonishing 76% since President Trump took office.” (Hat tip: Director … Continue reading →

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AG Paxton Files Suit Against Austin Over Sanctuary Cities

That was quick: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton already has filed suit against local jurisdictions that had been accused of not cooperating with federal immigration agents, in a preemptive bid to uphold a newly signed anti-sanctuary city law and head … Continue reading →

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ComeyComeyComeyComeyChameleon….

President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey is the big story everyone and their dog wants to talk about right now. I’m looking at the story with the sort of numb acceptance that I view the last three minutes … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: President Trump Fires Comey

After the FBI testified today that some of what FBI Director Comey said to congress about EmailGate was inaccurate, President Donald Trump’s reaction was swift: White House statement: pic.twitter.com/rjKaWaHeLQ — T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) May 9, 2017 Haven’t seen confirmation … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Boils

The problem with reporting on the slow-motion trainwreck that is Venezuela is the “slow-motion” part. Things fall apart, children die, people starve, but it’s hard to gauge the rate at which the ship of state is slipping under the iceberg … Continue reading →

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Governor Abbott Signs Sanctuary City Bill

“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Sunday prohibiting the state’s cities and counties from enacting so-called ‘sanctuary’ laws that prevent local law enforcement officers from inquiring about the immigration status of anyone they detain.” Here’s the text of the … Continue reading →

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Macron Wins French Presidency

Emmanuel Macron has been elected French president with 65+% of the vote over Marine Le Pin. That’s a strong defeat for Le Pen, but she picked up roughly twice what her father Jean-Marie Le Pin (an altogether nastier piece of … Continue reading →

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Round Rock ISD Bonds Defeated

All three Round Rock ISD bond issues were defeated last night.

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