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Author Archives: Lawrence Person
Governor of Punjab Assasinated for Opposing Blasphemy Laws
This is not good news. Imagine if the governor of California or Texas were assassinated in broad daylight by his own bodyguard. Well, that’s what happened to Punjab Governor Salman Taseer in Pakistan. Of course, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad
Tagged assassination, Christopher Hitchens, Islam, Islamist, Jihad, Pakistan, Pakistani ISI, Punjab, Salman Taseer, Sikh
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A Centennial Worth Celebrating
This year is the hundredth anniversary of John Moses Browning’s Colt M1911 automatic pistol, the basis of pretty much every automatic handgun. The design is so successful that, to the untrained eye, a .45 automatic manufactured today will look very … Continue reading
This Week in Jihad for December 30, 2010
One last batch of Jihad news to tide you over until the New Year: Smoking and guns, no, but Jihad, yes: Mayor Bloomberg is working behind the scenes to get the Ground Zero Mosque built. Seven anti-slavery activists head to … Continue reading
Poll: What is the Most Annoying, Insipid, and Self-Righteous Left-Wing Political Song of All Time?
This post by Ann Althouse (and the ensuing comments) got me thinking about just what is the worst liberal song of all time? Being a man of action, I went ahead and created a poll: What is the most annoying, … Continue reading
Massachusetts Criminal Justice System Unclear on the Concept of a “Life Sentence”
The Massachusetts Criminal Justice System seems to be especially unclear on the idea that, if a career felon is in jail on “three concurrent life sentences,” you don’t let him out on parole. Their lack of clarity on that issue … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged Crime, Dominic Cinelli, John "Jack" Maguire, Kevin Dingwell, Massachusetts, murder, Scott Hanwright, Woburn
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More on China’s Housing Bubble
Last week I mentioned that China’s Housing bubble is already worse than America and Japan’s respective bubbles. Today the Wall Street Journal provides even more confirmation: It’s impossible to say definitively that a market has strayed into bubble territory until … Continue reading
New York vs. Texas
Guess which one is the better place to live? When the Internet economy allows an increasing number of people to live anywhere, low costs win. Texans spend 8.4% of income on state and local taxes compared with 11.7% for New … Continue reading
One Lakeway Man’s War Against Speed Traps
Meet Lance Mitchell, the man who runs speedtrapahead.org. He not only founded a website to warn people about speed traps, he actually stood up the road from one in his home of speedtrap-crazy Lakeway in his bright orange “Speed Trap … Continue reading
Interesting Piece on Korea, Japan, and China
From Belmont Club. Covers not only the recent Korean artillery exchange, but also the strategic implications of China’s shipping lanes. Worth a read.
Giving Congressional Democrats the Outplacement Help They Deserve
Sure, it’s been a great for those of us fighting Big Government, but since it’s the Christmas Season, have you given any thought to helping the less-fortunate? Has anyone given a thought to all those poor Democratic congressman and staffer … Continue reading