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.

Spain IS Beyond Doomed, But It’s Not Practicing Real Austerity

Take a look at these charts. Unemployment in Spain is up over 25%, and most have been unemployed more than 2 years. Matthew O’Brien is correct when he says that Spain’s inflexible labor laws contribute greatly to the unemployment, but … Continue reading →

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As a Fractional Indian, I Approve This Message

This one: And while we’re on the subject, I suspect that the Comanche and Apache warriors of the 19th century would far rather have bad-ass war machines named after them than be depicted as the wimpy, politically correct proto-Greens Hollywood … Continue reading →

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Rosemary Lehmberg: Seen at The Gun Show

Hat tip: Dwight, who brings us news that Lehmberg “won’t be seeking reelection.” Well, duh. People who have been removed from office don’t run for reelection…

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LinkSwarm for April 26, 2013

For a startling change of pace, this week the Friday LinkSwarm will be on…Friday! So where are those violent mobs of Americans attacking Muslims the media keeps implying are common? Nowhere to be found. “Clearly, some observers fear ordinary Americans … Continue reading →

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Gun Update for April 25, 2012

A random basket of gun news, including more fallout from the Senate’s failure to restrict gun rights: “Why is opposing the will of the majority a mark of “cowardice,” as Giffords says, rather than a mark of courage?… I suspect … Continue reading →

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Boston Bomber Roundup for April 24, 2013

So much new Boston Bomber information has come to light that I thought I’d put a big old LinkSwarm on just that topic: It’s the Jihad, stupid. Mother of the Boston bombers: “If they are going to kill him. I … Continue reading →

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Rosemary Lehmberg: The Hits Keep Coming

In a followup to yesterday’s video drop of Travis County’s Democratic DA Rosemary Lehmberg, we now have the dashcam footage of her DWI arrest: Deputies couldn’t believe who they had stopped 2:10 in, hear her say “My career’s over.” Yep, … Continue reading →

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Someone in the Travis County Sheriff’s Office Must Really Hate Rosemary Lehmberg

Otherwise they would have never released this video of Democratic Travis County DA Lehmberg, who plead guilty to DWI charges: (Edited to add: Dead video clips replaced with single arrest video. – LP 10/14/19)

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Two More Boston Bombing Tidbits

Remember: Massachusetts has no death penalty. For Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to be executed, he’ll have to catch a federal charge. Also, by way of IowaHawk, comes this oh-so-insightful take on who committed the bombing from NPR:

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Boston Bombing Suspect Update: One Dead, One in Custody

Just in case you weren’t breathlessly watching coverage of being unable to see a suspect hiding under a tarp in a boat that wasn’t on fire you couldn’t see in a trailer behind a house you couldn’t see, the second … Continue reading →

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