Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His political work has appeared in National Review, Reason, The Freeman, Liberty and The World & I. His SF has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, F&SF, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis.

What Happens When You Stand Next To An Atomic Bomb?

Posted on September 5, 2026 by Lawrence Person

More specifically, what happens when you stand next to an atomic bomb when it goes off? I’m sure you understand generally, but this video delves into the specifics. “What would happen if you were standing two meters, or about six … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, Technology, video | Tagged Hiroshima, Japan, Military, Nagasaki, nuclear weapons, technology, video, World War II | 3 Comments

LinkSwarm For September 5, 2026

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Lawrence Person

New York Times seems very upset we might win in Iran, the economy adds more jobs (or, as I call it in my house, Passover), ActBlue employees keep invoking the Fifth, the left still wants to trans your kids, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Crime, Democrats, Economics, Elections, Global Warming, Guns, Jihad, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Technology, Texas, Uncategorized, Waste and Fraud | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Senate Race, 2028 Presidential Race, ActBlue, AI, Ann Ciccarelli, Austin, Austin ISD, Babylon Bee, beef, bomber, Border Controls, Brian Poindexter, California, campaign finance fraud, Canada, Cathy Engelbert, ChatGPT, Chathams School District, child mutilation, Claude Cowork, Crime, Critical Drinker, Democrats, Dennis Tuttle, Donald Trump, drones, drugs, Duane “Keffe D” Davis, economy, education, Elizabeth Rozo, Elon Musk, Engels Airbase, F-16, Facebook, feminism, Fifth Amendment, Foreign Policy, Francisco Aguilar, fraud, Gerald Goines, Gillian Zucker, Grok, Guns, Hamas, Honduras, Houston, Houston Police Department, Hugging Face, Illegal Aliens, Internet, Iran, Jeanine John Taele, John Roberts, Just the News, Kawhi Leonard, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kimberly Peeler-Allen, Kirishi, Kostiantinivka, LA Clippers, Lawrence Frank, Lindsay Clancy, LinkSwarm, Maine, Mark Carney, Matias Segura, Matt DeBergalis, Max Miller, Media Watch, Melania Trump, Mexico, Michigan, Microsoft, Military, Mirabelli v. Olson, Mojtaba Khamenei, Moms For Liberty, monopoly, Moscow, murder, National Review, NBA, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York Times, Not The Bee, Nvidia, Ohio, Operation Epic Fury, Oreos, Portland, Regina Wallace-Jones, Rhogena Nicholas, Rosemary Kelanic, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Satan, Second Amendment, Secret Service, Sochi, Social Justice Warriors, State Department, Steve Ballmer, Strait of Hormuz, Supreme Court, technology, Texas, Texas Education Agency, Tina Descovich, Trade War, transexual, Trump Assassination Attempt, Tupac Shakur, Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear" bomber, Ukraine, UN, unemployment, UNRWA, USAID, USPS, voting fraud, White House, WNBA, Yeysk | 9 Comments

Fed Up With Flock

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Lawrence Person

2026 is turning out to be a pretty strange year politically. If you’d asked me last year to guess what issues might be concerning the body politic in a midterm year, I might have answered “inflation, jobs growth, social justice … Continue reading →

Posted in Budget, Democrats, Republicans, Texas | Tagged AI, Amanda Lindberg, Borepatch, Budget, Burnet County, data centers, David Dunmoyer, Flock AI cameras, Florida, Fourth Amendment, Greg Abbott, Hood County, Louis Rossmann, Pflugerville, Pflugerville City Council, Pflugerville ISD, polls, surveillance, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Scorecard, Will Watts, Wylie | 9 Comments

Talafreako Is A Socialist Weasel

Posted on September 2, 2026 by Lawrence Person

In news that will surprise absolutely no one, Texas Democrat senate candidate James Talarico is the socialist weasel we always thought he was. Democrat U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico spoke of “dismantling” capitalism while dismissing the future of Texas’ oil … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Global Warming, Social Justice Warriors, Texas | Tagged 2026 Texas Senate Race, Anthropogenic Global Warming, Communism, Democrats, James Talarico, oil industry, Social Justice Warriors, Texas, Texas Scorecard | 7 Comments

When I Say Stop, Continue

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Lawrence Person

One of those Texas stories that keep bubbling along, and which I have trouble mapping out the dimensions of, is the high voltage line to the Permian Basin story. Texas Scorecard has been out front reporting on the controversy, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Texas, video | Tagged American Stewards of Liberty (ASL), Dan Patrick, Energy Policy, ERCOT, Ken Paxton, LCRA, natural gas, oil industry, Oncor, Permian Basin, Public Utility Commission (PUC), Robert Montoya, solar power, subsidies, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Scorecard, Thomas Gleeson, video, Wayne Christian, wind power | 10 Comments

Talarico’s “Paxton Is Crooked” Attack Debunked

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton entered the U.S. senate race, there were basically two reputational dings on him. The first was that weird “securities fraud” indictment that always seemed to have been ginned up by political opponents (especially the Joe … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Republicans, Texas | Tagged 2026 Election, 2026 Texas Senate Race, Alexander Muse, Angela Paxton, Elections, James Talarico, Ken Paxton, Republicans, Texas | 2 Comments

$65 Billion In ObamaCare Fraud?

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Remember back when Democrats swore up and down that ObamaCare was going to solve all our health care problems? That prices were going to fall and we could all keep our doctors? Those were lies meant to let them cartelize … Continue reading →

Posted in Border Control, Crime, Democrats, ObamaCare, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged Border Controls, California, Crime, Democrats, fraud, Lawrence Wilson, Medicaid, ObamaCare, Stop Nick Shirley Act, Welfare State, Zero Hedge | 3 Comments

Turkey: We Put Out A Warrant For Netanyahu’s Arrest. Israel: Enjoy Greece Having Our Cutting Edge Weapons.

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Israel-Turkey relations have run hot and cold under Turkey’s jihadist “president for life” Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and right now they’re enjoying another cold spell. Turkey said it wanted an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel stopping another stupid “Gaza … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Jihad, Military | Tagged Achilles’ Shield, Aegean Sea, anti-drone, arms sales, Benjamin Netanyahu, F-16, F-35, Gaza, Gaza Flotilla, Hamas, history, Iron Dome, Israel, Jihad, Military, Mycale Strait, Patriot Missiles, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Samos, Turkey | 15 Comments

LinkSwarm For August 28, 2026

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Huge Supreme Court win, Ukraine switches from Wildberries to Ozon warehouses, yes, DSA are damn dirty commies, more Second Amendment progress, Ted Cruz’s book on Clarence Thomas is out, Aussie gets 15 years for shooting a carnival air gun, remembering … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Border Control, Communism, Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Guns, Military, Republicans, Social Justice Warriors, Supreme Court, Texas, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged "ghost guns", 18th Street Gang, 2026 Election, Anapa Airport, Andy Ngo, antifa, Atlanta, Austin, Australia, Autistici/Inventati (A/I Collective), Babylon Bee, Border Controls, bot, Brandon Waltens, Brenna Bird, California, Canada, Cea Weaver, Center for Disease Control, Central Command (CENTCOM), China, CIA, Clarence Thomas, Clay Kidd, Clownfish TV, Colorado, Communism, Crime, Crimea, Dagestan, Daniel Blank, Darializa Avila Chevalier, Darline Graham, data centers, David Jenkins, Dayna Blazey, defensive gun use, Democratic Socialists of America, DNA, Dolly Parton, Donetsk, drones, Ed Rogers, Enem, First Amendment, Flock AI cameras, fraud, Gary Grief, Gavin Newsom, Guns, Hamas, Hezbollah, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Iowa, Iran, Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Italy, Jack LaSota, Jane’s Revenge, John Ratcliffe, Jose Garza, Kotovsk, Krasnodar, LCRA, Lesbian Space Princess, Lindsay Clancy, LinkSwarm, Louisiana, Marco Rubio, marijuana, Medicaid, Michelle Zajko, MiG-29, Military, Moscow, MS-13, NATO, Nick Shirley, Obituary, Oncor, ontology, Operation Epic Fury, Ozon, Paramount, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Reed O’Connor, Republicans, Rick Beato, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Samara, science, Sea of Azov, Second Amendment, Simon Whistler, Social Justice Warriors, South Carolina, State Department, Stop Nick Shirley Act, Strait of Hormuz, Su-33, Supreme Court, Tambov, Ted Cruz, Texas, Texas Lottery Commission, Texas Scorecard, Travis County, Tren de Aragua, Ukraine, USPS, vegans, voting fraud, Warner Brothers, Welfare State, Yeysk, YouTube, Yvonne Missy Woods, Zizians, Zohran Mamdani | 8 Comments

Paxton Pulls $1 Billion From Meta Over Child Safety

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wrested another large settlement from a tech company this week, this one a cool $1 billion… …from Meta AKA Facebook over youth safety abuses. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that his office has secured … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, Texas | Tagged Facebook, Ken Paxton, Lawsuit, Sydnie Henry, technology, Texas, Texas Scorecard | 2 Comments