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.

LinkSwarm for December 7, 2012

Enjoy a Friday LinkSwarm: Krauthammer: Republicans would be insane to take the “taxes now with a promise to consider cuts later” non-deal Obama is offering. Especially since Obama’s tax hike “would have reduced the 2012 deficit from $1.10 trillion to $1.02 … Continue reading →

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DeMint Leaves Senate to Head Heritage Foundation

Sen. Jim DeMint has announced that he’s stepping down from the Senate to head the Heritage Foundation. DeMint’s official statement is here. It’s big news when a Senator steps down to head a think tank, especially the granddaddy of all … Continue reading →

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A Good List of Conservative Texas Blogs

This list of conservative blogs in Texas is well worth taking a look at. For starters, I’m in there, which means it passes the first-cut test. I hope to take a good look at all of these when I have … Continue reading →

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Paul Burka Discusses Ted Cruz, and Proves (Yet Again) He Doesn’t Understand Conservatives

So Paul Burka noticed that Senator-elect Ted Cruz picked conservative Chip Roy as his Chief of Staff. Sayeth Burka: What I find revealing about the choice of Roy is that Cruz–who has been making noise as a potential contender for … Continue reading →

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Pat Condell on “Islamophobia”

Just as he did a few months ago, British atheist Pat Condell takes aim on another mockable aspect of modern radical Islam and their politically correct enablers: “Islamophobia”. (Hat tip: Urban Grounds.)

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Syria and Guns

OK. Thanksgiving break over. I’ve come across a couple of blogs from the world of international conflict you may want to take a look at: Brown Moses tracks developments in the Syrian civil War, with a special focus on the … Continue reading →

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A Quick Pre-Thanksgiving LinkSwarm

Lots of larger pieces in various stage of construction, but rather than put them up when everyone is getting ready for Thanksgiving, here’s a quick LinkSwarm: Ted Cruz named National Republican Senatorial Committee Vice-Chairman. Maybe he can prevent Todd Akins … Continue reading →

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Texas Vs. California: Thanksgiving Week Edition

Another quick update on the respective fates of our nation’s two biggest states: In case you didn’t notice, California Democrats now have a super-majority in the legislature, which means they can raise taxes to their heart’s content. That should only … Continue reading →

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Your Top Stories, All Mashed Together

To much going on. Here’s a sampler: First up, Unions kill Hostess. By calling a strike against a company that was already in bankruptcy, against the advice of the Teamsters, who had already taken a look at the Hostess books, … Continue reading →

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Considerations for an Israeli Ground Assault on Gaza

Stratfor considers the implications of an Israeli ground assault on Gaza, concluding that it would look an awful lot like Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s 2008-2009 incursion into Gaza. The biggest difference is that that back then, Egypt wasn’t run by … Continue reading →

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