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.

Texas Primary Runoff Results

A few quick results from last night’s runoffs: Wayne Christian defeated Gary Gates in the Republican Railroad Commissioner’s runoff, despite Gates dropping considerable money into a dishonest, scorched earth direct mailer campaign against Christian. That makes Gates 0-7 running for … Continue reading →

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Election Update for May 24, 2016

Remember: Today is the runoff in Texas! Go vote if you didn’t last week! Here are a few tidbits of election news: Trump’s odds to win now top Hillary’s. Trump steps up attacks on Bill Clinton and Hillary’s enabling same. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 23, 2016

This kept getting pushed out by other posts, so enjoy a heftier-than-usual LinkSwarm: U.S. district court judge rules that House Republicans lawsuit against ObamaCare on separation-of-powers grounds can move forward. (Hat tip: Elizabeth Price Foley at Instapundit.) You know how … Continue reading →

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If Meat Eaters Acted Like Vegans

A little amusement for a Sunday morning… (Hat tip: Kemberlee Kaye at Legal insurrection.)

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NRA Endorses Trump

“The National Rifle Association threw its weight Friday behind Donald Trump, as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee personally assured the group’s members he would protect Second Amendment rights if elected – and claimed that likely Democratic rival Hillary Clinton would … Continue reading →

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Gary Gates’ Dishonest Campaign Against Wayne Christian

Someone has to talk about Gary Gates’ dishonest direct mailer campaign against Wayne Christian in the Railroad Commissioner runoff, and since I’m a Texas blogger, and since early voting ends today, I guess that someone is me. Gates has attempted … Continue reading →

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Texas Hits 1 Million CHL Holders

Here’s a milestone worth celebrating: Texas hits 1 million citizens possessing CHL/LTCs. Remember how gun control advocates said violent crime would soar when more people were armed? Hasn’t happened. Both rates and absolute numbers of violent crimes in Texas have … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: Socialism Is Death

When socialists run out of other people’s money, everything falls apart. In Venezuela, socialism is killing babies: By morning, three newborns were already dead. The day had begun with the usual hazards: chronic shortages of antibiotics, intravenous solutions, even food. … Continue reading →

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Presidential Race Update for May 17, 2016

Today Kentucky and Oregon have Democratic Presidential primaries, make it possible that “inevitable” Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton could suffer two more losses. Here’s a roundup of Presidential race links: “If Hillary does win, if after a string of state losses, … Continue reading →

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Cavalcade of Clinton Corruption

There’s so much news about the corrupt dealings of the Clinton Clan popping up that I need to do a separate roundup. First up: Clinton Global Initiative money going to one of Bill Clinton’s “special friends“: The Clinton Global Initiative, … Continue reading →

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