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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Hsoi/John Daub Shooting Follow-Up
A bit more information on the Hsoi/John Daub self-defense shooting of autistic home invader Jared James has come to light that wasn’t in my original story. The original news reports said things like James “forced his way onto the threshold … Continue reading
The UT Law Scandal: Bigger Than Previously Reported
Back when the University of Texas Law School “forgivable loan” scandal broke, I said it was for all intents and purposes a slush fund and a serious ethical problem for UT. I didn’t know the half of it. This piece … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Budget, Crime, Texas
Tagged Austin, Crime, Jon Cassidy, Larry Sager, slush fund, University of Texas, Wallace Hall
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Far-Left Syriza Wins Huge Victory in Greece
Greece’s far left-wing Syriza Party has won a big victory there, claiming about half the seats in Parliament. What does it mean? I took a stab at analyzing it before. Even with a majority, there’s a good chance Syriza will … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Communism, Foreign Policy, Welfare State
Tagged Angela Merkel, European Debt Crisis, Foreign Policy, Germany, Greece, PIIGS, socialism, Syriza, Welfare State
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In Which I Point To Hot Air’s Venezuela Update and Say “What He Said”
It was about time to do another update on Venezuela’s failing socialist economy when I dropped by Hot Air and saw that Ed Morrissey had already done all the heavy lifting for me: “The currency in what should be the … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Communism, Welfare State
Tagged Budget, hyperinflation, inflation, oil industry, socialism, Venezuela, Welfare State
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Texas vs. California Update for January 21, 2015
The working poor benefit from a lower cost of living in red states. Five of the top ten U.S. cities in economic growth in 2014 were in Texas: Austin, Houston, Ft. Worth. Dallas and San Antonio. (There were also two … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Crime, Democrats, Texas, unions, Welfare State
Tagged bankruptcy, California, CalPERs, Crime, farming, John G. Westine, pension crisis, Stockton, Texas, unions, Welfare State
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Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick Sworn In
Greg Abbott has been sworn in as the 48th Governor of Texas, and Dan Patrick has been sworn in as Lt. Governor. Gregg Abbott’s inaugural address. Dan Patrick’s inaugural address.
Posted in Austin, Republicans, Texas
Tagged Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott, Republicans, Texas
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LinkSwarm for January 19, 2015
Enjoy a Monday LinkSwarm to get your week started: Police conduct anti-terrorism raids in Germany, Belgium and France. Could this be the start of a real effort to halt Islamic extremism in Europe? I rather doubt it. Too many leftist … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Democrats, Global Warming, Jihad, ObamaCare, Republicans, Texas, Waste and Fraud
Tagged American Sniper, Anwar al-Awlaki, Belgium, Bobby Jindal, Democrats, feminism, France, genocide, Germany, Global Warming, Islam, Jihad, LinkSwarm, Medicaid, Mexico, ObamaCare, Paris, R. J. Rummel, Republicans, Rick Perry, socialism, technology, Texas, Venuzuala
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Those Two Crazy Kids Were Meant For Each Other!
From Milo Yiannopoulos comes the story of the man who taught Shanley Kane how to troll. San Francisco-based feminist troll Shanley Kane is a racist “full of hatred” who as recently as 2012 expressed disgust at interracial relationships and who … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged #GamerGate, feminism, Milo Yiannopoulos, Shanley Kane, Social Justice Warriors, technology, trolling
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John Kerry Deploys James Taylor To Fight Jihad
So how did John Kerry apologize for the Obama Administration not sending a representative to the most important anti-Jihad rally in history? He had James Taylor sing “You’ve Got A Friend.” No. Really. That’s an actual thing that actually happened: … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Foreign Policy, Jihad
Tagged Democrats, Foreign Policy, France, James Taylor, Jihad, John Kerry, music, Paris
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