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.

Mark Steyn on The Greek’s Welfare State Tragedy (And Our Own)

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I’ve talked about the problems facing countries like Greece and Spain before. The problem with this Mark Steyn piece isn’t what to quote, but rather what not to quote. It’s filled with the usual Steyn pith, vigor, and remorseless demographic … Continue reading →

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Vulnerable Congressmen Who Voted For ObamaCare

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I’d been meaning to compile a list of vulnerable Democratic congressmen who voted for ObamaCare. I was going to carefully study each, look at the voting and demographic statistics for their district, and then carefully determine which would be the … Continue reading →

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Congressman John Carter (R-Texas 31) on Obama’s “New” ObamaCare proposal

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Since the Warlord of Mars is my own congressmen, I thought I would link to his most recent statement on ObamaCare, especially since it’s nicely concise and pungent: There is no point, and great danger, in attempting to talk with … Continue reading →

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Socialism Works Its Usual Magic In Spain

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

You may have heard about how Greece is fuxored thanks to a combination of high taxes, stagnant economy, restrictive job rules, and widespread tax evasion. Indeed, the sins of the Greeks may be enough to bring the Euro crashing down. … Continue reading →

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$12.2 Billion Profit = Big Bucks, But $6 Trillion for ObamaCare = Chump Change

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Obama’s Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that “insurance company profits are ‘way over anybody’s estimates.’ She said the five largest U.S. insurers took in combined profits of $12.2 billion in 2009, 56 percent higher than in 2008.” … Continue reading →

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Amy Bishop Followup: It’s Not the Political Connections, It’s The Massachusetts

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Following up on the previous post, Jules Crittenden suggests that it wasn’t Amy Bishop’s mother’s political connections that got her off, but merely the fact she lived in Massachusetts: That kind of thing actually happens a lot around here. Killers … Continue reading →

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Heh

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Another random Fark image I feel compelled to repost here:

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El Paso vs. Juarez

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I’m not big on linking to The New York Times, and this is the sort of story that Dwight over at Whipped Cream Difficulties covers more than I, but this article reveals some pretty shocking details about the drug war … Continue reading →

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Free Electricity, Courtesy of Farouk Shami!

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Lawrence Person

If you live in Texas, there’s a good chance you’ve seen the Farouk signs festooning fences along major highways. They belong to one Farouk Shami, who is waging an underdog gubernatorial campaign against Houston Mayor Bill White for the Democratic … Continue reading →

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Delahunt to Checkmate Self Over Bishop?

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Lawrence Person

So, let’s see if we can detect a pattern in the following events: On Friday, Biology professor Amy Bishop goes on a shooting spree over being denied tenure at University of Alabama in Huntsville, killing three people and wounding three … Continue reading →

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