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.

Recording of Dave Truesdale’s “Offensive” Worldcon Panel Now Available

Following up on yesterday’s story of Dave Truesdale being expelled from Worldcon for expressing non-PC thoughts, Truesdale has now put up his own post about the short fiction panel that was cited as the reason for his expulsion…including full audio … Continue reading →

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Dave Truesdale Kicked Out of Worldcon For Expressing Non-SJW Thoughts

Tangent Online editor Dave Truesdale, who’s been in the science fiction world about as long as I have, was expelled from the World Science Fiction Convention for expressing anti-Social Justice Warrior thoughts on a panel. To the best of my … Continue reading →

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This Week in Clinton Corruption for August 19, 2016

Too much Clinton Corruption news to put off a roundup this week, so enjoy this rather than the usual Friday LinkSwarm: U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the man who took down New York Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver and former Senate Majority … Continue reading →

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Man Who Used to Work for Dan Backer: “How We Killed the Tea Party”

The headline on “How We Killed the Tea Party” overstates the case, but the movement isn’t what it once was, or could have been. And it does identify a major culprit: As we watch the Republican Party tear itself to … Continue reading →

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Austin’s Murder Rate Up 80%

Well, this is not good news: Three homicides in the past 10 days. According to data from the Austin Police Department, the city’s murder rate is up nearly 80 percent from the same time last year. The Austin Police Association … Continue reading →

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George Soros Hacked

The big news this week is that, following hot on the heels of the DNC hack, is that George Soros got hacked. That’s pretty significant, given how thoroughly Soros has funded the American left. Pretty much everyone knows that Soros … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad for August 15, 2016

Welcome to the return of this week in jihad! (And by “this week” I mean “since the last time I did a roundup.”) “Man harpooned in brawl over photo of women in burkinis in Corsica.” (Hat tip Instapundit.) 91 killed … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 12, 2016

Welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Here in Texas it’s been hitting 104°F during the day. That’s bad enough, but worse is trying to walk your dog at night when it’s still 93° with no wind. Hillary’s lead over Trump isn’t … Continue reading →

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Yazidis That Fled to Greece Still Being Attacked by Muslims

Remember the Yazidi, the ethnic/religious minority that the Islamic State tried to wipe off the face of the earth? It turns out that Muslims are still attacking them in European refugee camps: “One hundred and thirty Yazidis arrived to Petra … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for August 10, 2016

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: How California screwed itself: Then-Gov. Gray Davis and the Legislature had quietly, virtually without notice, decreed a massive, retroactive increase in state employee pension benefits, which was quickly emulated by hundreds of local … Continue reading →

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