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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
LinkSwarm for December 26, 2014
A tiny post-Christmas LinkSwarm: Russia’s perfect storm of fail. “We would have 3 million more jobs if employment had grown at the Reagan pace.” “If Vermont can’t make it work, single-payer can’t work anywhere in the country.” “Islamic State beheads … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Democrats, Foreign Policy, Jihad, ObamaCare
Tagged Crime, Foreign Policy, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jihad, LAPD, LinkSwarm, NYPD, ObamaCare, Russia, Social Justice Warriors, Socialized Medicine
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Merry Christmas!
Enjoy a break from politics and spending time with your family. Here’s George Winston’s version of “The Holly and the Ivy” off his landmark album December: Merry Christmas!
Gentry Liberals vs. The Police That Protect Them
The classic saying is that a conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged. Judging from how many liberals have been saying how much they hate cops, I would guess that very few have been mugged in recent years. Chalk that … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Democrats
Tagged Al Sharpton, Crime, Democrats, Ismaaiyl Abdulah Brinsley, police, Tra, Weather Underground
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Texas Economy Continues to Kick Ass
Two bits of news dropped right after I put up the most recent Texas vs. California update. First, Texas added 34,800 nonfarm jobs in November, and 441,200 more jobs year-over-year, more than any other state. And this happened despite the … Continue reading
LinkSwarm for December 19, 2014
I trust everyone reading this has already heard about Sony Picture’s spinelessness in cancelling their release of The Interview, and Paramount’s even more-spineless refusal to allow theaters to show Team America: World Police in its place. This would be good … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Jihad, Media Watch, Texas, video
Tagged Austin, bribes, Democrats, feminism, Guns, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Jerry Pournelle, LinkSwarm, Media Watch, rape, Rolling Stone, Russia, Texas Democratic Party, UVA, Voter ID, Wallace Hall, Wikipedia
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Boko Haram Murders 32, Kidnaps 185 Women and Children
After pointing out that mass jihadist violence was common two days ago, Nigeria’s Boko Haram decides to underscore my point: Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped at least 185 women and children, and killed 32 people in a raid in northeastern Nigeria … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad
Tagged Boko Haram, Islam, Jihad, Nigeria, Pakistan, Taliban
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Texas vs. California Update for December 17, 2014
Time for another Texas vs. California update: California’s unfunded health care obligations for retired employees hits $72 billion. (Hat tip: Pension Tsunami.) Meanwhile, the state comptroller says that California’s unfunded pension liabilities has hit $198 billion. (Ditto.) California may extend … Continue reading
Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Texas, unions, Welfare State
Tagged amnesty, Austin, Border Controls, California, Conroe, Costa Mesa, Crime, Democrats, pension crisis, Texas, unions, Welfare State
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District Court Declares Obama’s Illegal Alien Amnesty Unconstitutional
Today “a federal court in Pennsylvania declared aspects of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration policy unconstitutional.” From the text of the decision: “The Court holds that the Executive Action is unconstitutional because it violates the separation of powers and … Continue reading
How Many People Were Killed By Islamic Jihadists Yesterday?
If you answered “two,” thinking of the Sidney siege, BZZZZPP! I’m sorry, you don’t win the microwave. The answer would be “a minimum of 143,” given that the Taliban killed some 141 (a death toll that continues to rise) at … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad
Tagged Foreign Policy, Islam, Jihad, Pakistan, Pakistani ISI, Sydney seige, Taliban
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