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.

#HillaryAfterDark: A Triptych

So Hillary Clinton dropped a late night tweet to address the private email server controversy, which inspired the #HillaryAfterDark tag. Which, in turn, inspired me to go way, way off the reservation: "I thirst for the agony of the innocent. … Continue reading →

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What Did Netanyahu’s Speech Accomplish?

Over on Ace of Spades HQ, DrewM is pessimistic that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech accomplished anything. While his central premise is correct (the deal won’t prevent the Obama Administration from making a criminally stupid deal with the Islamic … Continue reading →

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Finally

Most of the news of the last 24 hours is by turns annoying and depressing, so let’s start with a bit of good news. Ft. Hood shooter Nidal Hasan has finally been given the death penalty for his act of … Continue reading →

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Complete Video and Text of Netanyahu’s Address to Congress

Here’s the complete video of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking before the United States Congress (minus a handful of petulant Democrats) today: Skip to four minutes into the speech to miss the thunderous applause/walking in portion… And here’s the … Continue reading →

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An In-Depth Look at Scam PACs

If you remember my pieces exposing Conservative Action Fund, Conservative America Now and Patriots for Economic Freedom as scam PACs, you know it’s an ongoing concern. Now Right Wing news has done an in-depth piece on 17 high-profile PACs, only … Continue reading →

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Rand Paul Wins CPAC Straw Poll. Front-Runner? Not So Much.

Rand Paul won the 2015 CPAC Presidential Straw Poll with Paul came in first with 25.7%, while Scott Walker came in second with 21.4% of the vote, and Ted Cruz came in third with 11.5% of the vote, just edging … Continue reading →

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Sergeant Leonard Nimoy, RIP

I already put up super brief obituary for Leonard Nimoy on my other blog, but I wanted to highlight something Kurt Schlichter pointed out, namely that Nimoy was a member of the U.S. Army. He enlisted in the army reserves … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 27, 2015

Welcome to the Friday LinkSwarm, where two themes are jihadis enjoying the benefits of the welfare state, and Hillary Clinton enjoying treating campaign finance laws as “optional suggestions.” 96% of Australian jihadis who joined the Islamic State were on welfare. … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for February 26, 2015

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: CalPERS believes that it has police powers to seize property to sell to support public employee pensions. “It is hard to imagine a bigger or more blatant example of collusion between business interests … Continue reading →

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Right-to-Work Bill Passes Wisconsin Senate

The passage of Right-to-Work legislation in the Republican-controlled senate is no surprise, but the quick, efficient manner they’ve done it in is gratifying. A right-to-work bill passed through the Wisconsin State Senate with a 15-17 majority and no amendments Wednesday … Continue reading →

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