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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Roundup of Reactions to Rick Perry’s Announcement
Jonathan McClellan at The Right Side of Austin has the complete text of Perry’s press release, text message, and tweet. Texas Iconoclast: “My early guess is that Perry will breeze through the GOP Primary with little difficulty and will continue … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Mitt Romney, Presidential Race, Republicans, Rick Perry, Texas, William Murchison
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Despite Claims to the Contrary, Statistics Show That The Texas Economy Does, In Fact, Kick Ass
Despite what you’ve heard from liberal pundits, Texas really is leading the nation in job growth, according to the Political math blog As you can see, Texas isn’t just the fastest growing… it’s growing over twice as fast as the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Texas
Tagged California, Economics, jobs, Rick Perry, Taxes, Texas
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Still More Riot Fallout
A few more reactions to the London riots: First up is Peter Hitchens: I am not really very sorry for the elite liberal Londoners who have suddenly discovered what millions of others have lived with for decades. The mass criminality … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Welfare State
Tagged Crime, London, Mark Steyn, Peter Hitchens, riot, Tea Party, Theodore Dalrymple, UK, Welfare State
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Rick Perry Makes His Presidential Run Official
As expected, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced he was running for President today. Here’s the most complete video I could find of the announcement: He also has his website up. I have a lot of fish to fry today (and … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas, video
Tagged 2012 Election, Presidential Race, Republicans, Rick Perry, Texas, video
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J. G. Ballard and the London Riots
You may know that I have another, non-political blog, mostly on topics like science fiction, book collecting, movies, etc. But every now and then a piece comes along that could fit on either blog, such as this Andrew Fox piece … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Welfare State
Tagged Books, Crime, J. G. Ballard, London, riot, science fiction, Theodore Dalrymple, UK
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Clayton E. Cramer on The Secret History of Guns
I recently linked to Adam Winkler’s Atlantic article “The Secret History of Guns,” which I found quite interesting, but noted that I was not well-versed enough in gun and gun control history to ascertain the piece’s accuracy. So I went … Continue reading
Posted in Guns
Tagged Adam Winkler, Arming America, Clayton E. Cramer, gun control, Guns, Michael Bellesiles, The Secret History of Guns
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Loot a Store, Lose Your House
At least if it’s a taxpayer-subsidized flat in the UK. In the first case of its kind, Daniel Sartain-Clarke, 18, and his mother have been served with an eviction notice as council bosses seek to turf them out of their … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Welfare State
Tagged Crime, Daniel Sartain-Clarke, London, looting, riot, UK, Welfare State
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Perry’s In
So I’m reading from multiple sources, Perry spokesman Mark Miner evidently having let the cat out of the bag on Fox News. As reported, the official announcement will come Saturday. This might be a good time for no-hopers like Jon … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas
Tagged 2012 Election, Presidential Race, Rick Perry
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The Secret History of Guns
Alphecca linked this interesting article on The Secret History of Guns. It talks about some of the ironies of gun control, such as the Black Panthers enthusiastically embracing the 2nd Amendment, while California Governor Ronald Reagan signed a law limiting … Continue reading
Theodore Dalrymple Weighs In On The London Riots
I’ve cited him several times as a particularly acute observer of the British underclass, so its worth noting that he’s weighed in on the riots here: The ferocious criminality exhibited by an uncomfortably large section of the English population during … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Welfare State
Tagged City Journal, Crime, London, riot, Theodore Dalrymple, UK, Welfare State
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