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.

Michael Totten Interviews Benjamin Kerstein

So I saw the link for this Michael Totten interview on Instapundit, and the name Benjamin Kerstein rang a bell. He was the one that penned this excellent essay on Zionism as a refutation of liberalism, which I cited in … Continue reading →

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71% of Missouri Voters Oppose ObamaCare

Those numbers aren’t from an opinion poll, they’ve from actual voting results on Proposition C. Missouri is often considered a political bellwether state. It went for McCain in 2008, but only by .1% of the vote. If ObamaCare is this … Continue reading →

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Living Off the Grid and Green Baiting

Interesting mini-interview with Nick Rosen, a proponent of living “off the grid.” I especially liked this quote from him: I rather like Thoreau because he was also a part-timer. He walked back to have his mother do his washing on … Continue reading →

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Fake Austerity, the Obama Way

Problem: Voters are outraged that government bureaucrats continue to get hefty pay and benefit hikes while the private sector suffers through the leanest years since the Great Depression. Solution: A bonus (not pay) freeze, and only for political appointees (that’s, … Continue reading →

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Dr. Atkins Vindicated

For years, the federal government, doctors and nutritionists have treated dietary fat as Public Enemy #1, despite scanty science of a link between fat intake and obesity. Meanwhile, the same people were talking up carbohydrates as a perfectly healthy food … Continue reading →

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HELLO I AM MAJOR NIDAL HASAN

YOU MAY BE SURPRISED AT HEARING FROM ME, AS WE HAVE NOT SPOKEN BEFORE, BUT I AM UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU ARE A PERSON OF TRUSTHWORTHYNESS. I AM RECEIVING MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF OVER $6,000 A MONTH FROM THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) … Continue reading →

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Illegal Alien Amnesty: Now Without All That Annoying Voting

With 68% of Aemricans supporting building a border fence, illegal alien amnesty even less popular than cap-and-trade (even when disguised as “comprehensive immigration reform”), and an overwhelming majority of Americans siding with Arizona’s new border enforcement law and against the … Continue reading →

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DC Snipers Had Accomplices, Lee Boyd Malvo Tells Journalist William Shatner. (Wait, WHAT?)

According to this story, Convicted DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo tells actor William Shatner on a cable TV special that he and his partner tried to recruit fellow shooters for their 2002 spree and that his accomplice killed one man … Continue reading →

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It May Be Easier to Take the Money of the Clueless than the Guns of the Vigilant

Old and Busted: Sarah Brady trying to take your guns. The New Hotness: Sarah Brady participating in multi-level marketing fraud. (Actually, she probably still wants to take your guns…)

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Pelosi: Taking the Country to Hell in a Designer Handbasket

Leading the most unpopular congress in history, Nancy Pelosi takes the only logical step: Having a custom handbag designed for her by German royalty. After all, nothing says “I care about the little people” like a Diane von Furstenberg handbag…

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