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.

Mike Rowe: “Never Follow Your Passion”

Saw this on Ace of Spades HQ a while back, and thought it would make a great space-filler on a day when I was too busy to write something. Guess what? That day is today! “Just because you’re passionate about … Continue reading →

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This Week in Clinton Corruption for July 13, 2016

There’s so much Clinton Corruption news dropping I haven’t had time to sift through it all. Take, for example, this 90 page document, evidently compiled by the 4Chan folks from publicly available sources. I’ve only started go through this. (A … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on a Trump-Gingrich Ticket

There’s are persistent rumors that Donald Trump might (emphasis on the might) tap Newt Gingrich as his running mate, an idea that gained more currency with Gingrich scheduled to appear with Trump on the campaign trail. Trump’s manifest shortcomings and … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 11, 2016

I was busy buying books this weekend, so I couldn’t keep up with all the horrific police shootings. So that dominates the top of today’s LinkSwarm: Remember that #BlackLivesMatter is being funded by liberal billionaires George Soros and Tom Steyer. … Continue reading →

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John Gray on Brexit

If you’re not already suffering from Brexit fatigue by now, this John Gray piece in the New Statesmen has more than enough pith and insight to make it worth your time. A lesson of the past few days is the … Continue reading →

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This Week in Clinton Corruption for July 7, 2016

I held off on analysis of the FBI non-indictment of Hillary Clinton because I knew there would be many piquant opinions to be harvested from around the Internet, and indeed there are: “It’s not every day that an F.B.I. director … Continue reading →

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What’s Happening to Italy’s Banking System?

Yesterday’s Brexit roundup mentioned that Italian banks account for nearly half the bad loans for the entire Eurozone. Italy is now the heads-on favorite as the most likely instigator of the next global economic crisis. Some analysts are calling it … Continue reading →

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FBI Punts on Prosecuting Clinton

FBI punts on criminal prosecution. FBI confirms Hillary was careless, sent classified information. “Hostile actors” may have gained access to Hillary Clinton’s server. All quick notes from the news conference. Maybe more later.

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Brexit Update for July 5, 2016

While the reverberations from the Brexit vote are still being heard, here are a few interesting pieces you might have missed: Nigel Farage resigns as head of UKIP. Hey, he fulfilled his victory conditions! What else has he got left … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day

To celebrate, here’s Colin Furze setting off 5,000 fireworks launchers all at once:

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