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.

EU: How about letting the yuan appreciate? China: How about you die in a fire?

It’s not just the U.S. that believes China’s yuan is pegged artificially low. The EU is also complaining at the current EU-China summit, asking them to let the yuan appreciate 20-40% in value. China’s reply? Get stuffed. That’s not the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Liberal Assaulting Someone for Taking Their Picture Comes to You From the One Nation Rally

This time the victim is a Human Events reporter. What is it with liberals incensed people are taking their picture on public property? Do they think people are stealing their soul? Or just their chances of retaining power?

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The Decline and Fall of the U.S. Air Force?

The main purpose of government is to protect its citizens from criminals within the nation (via the police and courts) and from enemies without (via the armed forces). Obama’s trillion dollar deficits not only threaten prosperity, they actually threaten national … Continue reading →

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Fascinating Michael Totten Piece on the Druze of the Golan Heights

Michael Totten’s pieces are always worth reading, and this piece on the Druze of the Golan Heights is no exception. I especially liked this bit on the religious beliefs of the Druze: They’re monotheists who emerged from Islam a thousand … Continue reading →

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I Was Wondering Why the Phrases “Spitzer” and “Call Girls” Were Leading My Blog Search Stats…

Due to this little entry. Well, now I know: Eliot Spitzer is joining CNN. Maybe CNN offered him a really sweet deal on his expense account… Of course, this won’t even count as CNN’s most egregious breach of ethics, since … Continue reading →

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The Stuxnet Worm: Set Pants to Brown Alert

The Weekly Standard has an interesting piece on The Stuxnet worm. It seems designed to attack Iran’s nuclear program, was in the wild for more than six months before being detected, featured stolen digital signature keys (which may have involved … Continue reading →

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How Could Anyone Think Obama Was A Socialist?

Today’s “One Nation” rally in Washington, DC, was supposed to be about “a coalition of liberal and progressive groups, including unions and civil rights activists.” Said one supporter: “We believe this is the real America.” Golly, I didn’t know that … Continue reading →

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Voluntarily Cut Emissions or WE WILL KILL YOU!!!

The Eco-Left indulges their misanthropic fantasies of homicide against those that disagree with them, with comically horrifying results. Keep in mind that the kind of people who heartily approve of such things are in the Obama Administration (and staff positions … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 29, 2010

A few links you may find of interest: “Barack Obama is destroying the Democratic party. It may not recover for a long time. In this, he most closely resembles a synthesis of the failed candidacy of George McGovern and the … Continue reading →

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Shooting on UT Campus

There’s been a shooting on UT campus in Austin. Details are sketchy, but: The shooter is dead of apparently self-inflicted gunshot wounds in the Perry-Castaneda Library (UT’s main library, and a pretty big one). The campus is closed and on … Continue reading →

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