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.

More JournoList Fallout

This piece by John Hayward (AKA Doc Zero) over at Hot Air on the unfolding JournoList scandal is so chock-full of quotable goodness that I’m going to excerpt some here: Taylor Marsh grins through the flop-sweat to assure us conspiracy … Continue reading →

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Journalists Against the First Amendment

Journalists used to say things like “I disagree with what you say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say them.” In fact, they still do. The problem is that they no longer believe them. Daily Caller has … Continue reading →

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The JournoList Debate: Breitbart 1, Chiat/Klein 0

As more of the JournoList archives come out, it becomes obvious that they’re a lot closer to Andrew Breitbart’s description of them as part of the “Democrat-Media Complex” than Jonathan Chait’s innocuous description of them as “too mundane” to be … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 19, 2010

A few random links to kick off your week: Wondering how congressional candidates are doing in the fundraising sweepstakes? This handy chart provides the lowdown. If you wanted to make conservatives and libertarians paranoid, how would you go about it? … Continue reading →

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Ridiculous Tactical Gear

Thirteen mostly silly items your probably don’t need. However, is it wrong that I kind of want the Tactical Toiletries Bag? At $36.99 it’s not hideously expensive. On the other hand, none of the internal compartments seem suited for a … Continue reading →

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There’s No Such Thing as a “Pro-Gun Democrat” As Long As Nancy Pelosi is Speaker

All across the country, Democrats running for office “are embracing gun owners’ rights [and] winning favor from the National Rifle Association.” Overall this is a good development, as it shows how unpopular gun control is outside of a few extremely … Continue reading →

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“Mom, can I be propagandized? Please? PLEASE???”

From the Houston Chronicle comes word that some area developers are planning a huge ecology theme park off north I-59 in Montgomery County, just north of Houston. “Like Disney, the unique underpinning will be the story that we’re telling — … Continue reading →

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Regular Blogging Will Resume Shortly

Sorry for the sparse blogging as of late, but I’ve been dealing with two problems (fleas and a leaking window) that, while minor in the overall scheme of things, still needed fairly immediate and time-consuming remediation. Expect more regular blogging … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Saturday, July 3, 2010

A few tidbits to tide you over the Independence Day weekend: Dwight over at Whipped Cream Difficulties has a very interesting post up on Maywood, California closing their police department down. Summary: It has less to do with the budget … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Wednesday, June 30, 2010

A collection of sundry links to enliven your day: Liberals are incensed that denizens of the Amazonian rain forest will actually be allowed to eat ice cream. Camilla Paglia essay on the wane of sex drive as a result of, … Continue reading →

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