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.

A Look at the Dewhurst/Patrick Runoff

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Lawrence Person

With so much Obama Administration scandal, sleaze and general fail, I haven’t devoted as much time to the statwide primary runoffs as they deserve. The Lt. Governor’s race in particular offers up the interesting dynamic of well-funded incumbent David Dewhurst … Continue reading →

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How Tina Brown Lost $100 Million Trying To Nail Newsweek Back To The Perch

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Lawrence Person

If you’ve been following the story of Newsweek‘s demise (click those two links if you haven’t), then this Politico piece on Tina Brown’s ill-fated editorship is required reading, both for what it says, and for what it doesn’t say. What … Continue reading →

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Texas Lt. Governor’s Debate Tonight at 7 PM

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Dan Patrick and David Dewhurst will be debating tonight at 7 PM. Dewhurst trailed Patrick badly in the Lt. Governor primary, so he has the most to gain from a good showing. Unfortunately for him, his debates with Ted Cruz … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Watch: U-Haul Index Update

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Here’s another data point for the Texas vs. California debate: U-Haul rates from California to Texas are still over double those from Texas to California: Torrance, CA to Plano, TX: $2,626 Plano, TX to Torrance, CA: $1,264 Los Angeles, CA … Continue reading →

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How Bad Does a Major Candidate Have To Suck For Their Spokesman To Resign?

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Ask Bo Delp. “Bo Delp, spokesman and former communications director for Sen. Wendy Davis’ campaign for governor, has resigned.” (By the way, Delp seems to go by Dr. Robert Delp for his resume.) The Davis campaign has been roundly criticized … Continue reading →

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Reminder: Tomorrow is Victims of Communism Day

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Remember that tomorrow is May 1st, which means its time to observe Victims of Communism Day again, since the victims of a brutal ideology that killed over 100 million people deserve their own day of remembrance. Here’s an Amazon carousel … Continue reading →

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Administrative Note: Amazon Widgets Temporarily Disabled

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I’ve temporarily disabled the Amazon widgets in the right sidebar since one was automatically redirecting the entire page to Amazon upon load. What the hell, Amazon? My apologies if anyone ran into this problem.

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Texas vs. California Update for April 29, 2014

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Big news, as one of the world’s largest car makers decides to abandon tax-and-spend California for the Lone Star State: Toyota is moving U.S. sales and marketing operations from Torrence, California to Plano, Texas. California has become infamous with business … Continue reading →

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Weekend Roundup for April 28, 2014

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Not so much a #LinkSwarm per se, as a roundup of news you might have missed over the weekend: NBA owner Donald Sterling, under the spotlight for a bizarre racist rant captured on tape, is a Democrat. Catholic Church canonizes … Continue reading →

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Donald Sterling: NBA Owner, Racist, Democrat

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Unless you follow the NBA, you may be unaware that owner Donald Sterling’s Los Angeles Clippers were, until very recently, regarded as one of the worst-run franchise’s in the league. Between moving to Los Angeles in 1983 and 2010, they … Continue reading →

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