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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Ted Cruz Lays a Glorious Smackdown on Rahm Emanuel
Senator Ted Cruz is already doing a bangup job bringing the conservative message to Washington. Today’s example: laying a glorious smackdown on Chicago mayor (and former Obama chief of staff) Rahm Emanuel over the latter’s trying to pressure banks into … Continue reading
California: Completely Screwed
Instead of going out and doing the heavy lifting myself on a Texas vs. California update, Victor Davis Hanson [[Corrected. – LP]] has done another of his California is totally screwed pieces, and it’s a cornucopia of facts on California’s … Continue reading
Posted in Border Control, Budget, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State
Tagged Border Controls, California, Crime, Democrats, Economics, fraud, liberal racism, Victor Davis Hanson, waste, Welfare State
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Random Gene Wolfe Quote
Most Gene Wolfe-related posts go on my other blog, but I thought this one fit nicely here: America is in trouble (as it always is). The chief problem is that it is ruled by an elite that is out of … Continue reading
Texas vs. California: January 24, 2013 Roundup
Meant to put some of these up with Tuesday’s roundup and just misplaced them: Orange County pension members find out that it’s not about politics, it’s about math. Jerry Brown’s ostensibly balanced budget does nothing to pay down huge pension … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Democrats, Economics, Texas, unions
Tagged basketball, Budget, California, CalPERs, Economics, John Stossel, pension crisis, Sacramento, Texas, unions
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I Guess He Wasn’t Faking
From Dwight comes word that Amado Pardo, Austin Restaurateur, convicted murderer, Democratic fundraiser, and accused heroin dealer has died. Last week I reported that he was in a coma and released to hospice care. Obviously he won’t stand trial February … Continue reading
David Cameron Suddenly Remembers He’s a Tory
Well well well, maybe David Cameron has some cobbles after all. Cameron has generally presided over the “wettest” Tory administration the UK has seen since Neville Chamberlain, but today he delivered a veritable pipe bomb of a speech on the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign Policy, Regulation, Welfare State
Tagged David Cameron, Economics, Europe, European Debt Crisis, Eurozone, Foreign Policy, UK, Welfare State
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Texas vs. California: January 22, 2013
Another quick roundup of Texas’ economic strength, and California’s blue state decline: California isn’t just running out of money, it’s running out of children. Thanks to more honest accounting rules, six more California counties are now officially bankrupt. Despite which, … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Democrats, Economics, Republicans, Texas, unions, Welfare State
Tagged Budget, California, Jerry Brown, pension crisis, Texas, unions, Welfare State
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Do Liberals Believe in Any Limiting Power on Government Action?
Here’s a great description of natural rights from Judge Andrew P. Napolitano: As we have been created in the image and likeness of God the Father, we are perfectly free just as He is. Thus, the natural law teaches that … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Guns
Tagged Andrew P. Napolitano, Charles Murray, Constitutional Law, Democrats, Guns, Natural Rights
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