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.

Untangling the John Bucy Property Lien Issue

Given the John H. Bucy III’s campaigns strenuous denials that the $160,000 IRS tax lien was filed against their candidate, I thought I would further research the issue. It may be a case of a son being mistaken for his … Continue reading →

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Democratic State House Candidate John Bucy’s $160,000 in Unpaid Taxes

What is it with Democrats and their recurring problems with paying their taxes? Certainly they seem more than capable of passing and raising taxes. But paying them on time? Not so much. Today’s example of a Democrat not paying his … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the Bovington Tank Museum: British Tanks

More pictures from the Bovington Tank Museum, this time of British tanks from World War II. The Tortoise, an experimental prototype of a super-wide, super-heavy assault tank (actually a self-propelled gun) that made it off the production line too late … Continue reading →

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In Which I Make Fun of Matthew Yglesias’ Fashion Choices

If you haven’t see Matthew Yglesias’ purple plaid sports coat and pastel plaid tie combination (which has been making the rounds for a while now), it is something to behold: I mean, Obama could do worse. pic.twitter.com/E40h4lEIzz — Sonny Bunch … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for August 29, 2014

In addition to not having a clue, when it comes to ISIS, Obama says that “we don’t have a strategy yet.” I’m sure if someone asked Franklin Roosevelt in early 1942 what his plans were for dealing with Imperial Japan … Continue reading →

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Don’t Look Now, But Russia Is Invading Ukraine

Russian forces in two armored columns captured a key southeastern coastal town near the Russian border Thursday after Ukrainian forces retreated in the face of superior firepower, a Ukrainian military spokesman said. The two Russian columns, including tanks and armored … Continue reading →

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The Late, Not-So-Great Wendy Davis Campaign

It’s not been a good month for people trying to pretend the Wendy Davis campaign is actually capable of winning the Governor’s mansion. First, during a time when Davis desperately needs media attention to have any hope of closing the … Continue reading →

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Setback to FBI Case Against Leleand Yee?

This story came out while I was away in London, but evidently Leland Yee’s defense attorney is claiming that the FBI’s lead informat is unreliable because he has some baggage of his own: the attorney for former San Francisco school … Continue reading →

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The Valiant: “One of The Worst Tanks Ever Made”

Before we get into the British and U.S. tanks I saw at the Bovington Tank Museum, let’s look at one British prototype tank they had there, the Valiant, AKA “One of the Worst Tanks Ever Designed.” Let’s look at the … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for August 25, 2014

Another look at how Texas stacks up to the no-longer-so-Golden state: Problem: Those lousy taxpayers get pension reform passed. Solution: CalPERS uses “99 categories of ‘special pay’” to go on a pension spiking orgy. What are some of those 99 … Continue reading →

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