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.

Vox.com Gives Obama Horns

We’ll save substantive analysis of Obama’s ISIS speech for another time. (Maybe.) What I want to focus on: Vox.com and/or the White House set decorator making it look like Obama should have “666” on his forehead (click to embiggen for … Continue reading →

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“No One Is Allowed To Take Pictures of The Great and Powerful Wendy Davis!”

Wendy Davis is signing at Austin book store Bookpeople tomorrow (September 11, 2014) at 12:30 PM. (Bookpeople, if you haven’t been there, is a nice independent bookstore that has all kinds of authors in for signings, not just liberal politicians, … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow is 9/11. What Is the Obama Administration Doing To Keep America Safe?

Tomorrow is the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorists attacks on World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Thanks to the Obama Administration’s feckless and spineless responses to terrorism both here and abroad, Americans feel less safe than ever: The exclusive … Continue reading →

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Raining on the Viking Women Warrior Parade

Last week a story made the rounds claiming that a new archeological examination of graves showed almost as many female Viking warriors as male Viking warriors. There’s just one tiny problem with these claims: they’re bunk.. This paper absolutely does … Continue reading →

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“Wallace Hall Was Right About UT All Along”

That’s the headline on this Dallas Observer story by Jim Schutze (who you may remember from my piece on Tom Leppert’s term as Dallas Mayor). The Hall piece details what members of the conservative Texas blogsphere (myself included) have been … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 8, 2014

A Monday LinKSwarm to kick off your week with: Surprise, surprise, surprise: Obamacare discourages work. Media: ObamaCare is fading as an issue. GOP strategists: LOL. “Obama has overseen a shocking decline in America’s standing in the world. Everyone is mad … Continue reading →

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Edmonton Beheading Update

British police name the beheader as “Nicholas Salvadore, a 25-year-old would-be cage fighter who is believed to be a Muslim convert, who had been living a few doors from 82-year-old [Victim] Palmira Silva.” Seeing some reports that Salvadore is a … Continue reading →

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British Police Claim Beheading By Convert To Islam “Not Terrorism Related”

Another beheading in the UK, this time in Edmonton, north London, by what his neighbors claim is a convert to Islam, but “detectives said they had ruled out terrorism as a motive for the killing.” Well, isn’t that special. Funny … Continue reading →

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I’ll Take “Because I’m An Idiot” for $4,000, Alex

I’m struggling to come up with fresh, insightful commentary on such weighty topics as ISIS or Rotherham, so instead let’s talk about a moron who spent $4,000 on a jacket she couldn’t afford. It’s an annoyingly discursive example (from the … Continue reading →

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John Bucy III Campaign Claims Lien Was Filed Against John Bucy II

The John Bucy III campaign has issued another denial stating that the tax lien issued against 8609 Camelia Ln, Austin, Texas, 78759, was not, in fact, against candidate John H. Bucy III, despite his name being on the lien. But … Continue reading →

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