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.

Debra Medina, Truther?

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Lawrence Person

For those not following the Texas Gubernatorial Race, Medina is the Republican Party candidate who’s not Rick Perry or Kay Bailey Hutchison. From what little I’ve seen and read about here, she’s comes across as a somewhat clumsy debater (forgivable), … Continue reading →

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Assault Breacher Vehicle

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Lawrence Person

There was a Fark thread on the Assault Breacher Vehicle being used in Afghanistan, but the linked article failed to mention it was a modified M1 tank. (I’m guessing that the submunitions shown at 3:15 are smoke grenades.)

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Frozen Wasteland

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The banjo player is actually pretty good… (Hat Tip: Todd H.)

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Rep. Charles Wilson, RIP

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Texas Rep. Charles Wilson (D-Lufkin) has died. Wilson was famous for two things: 1.) A reputation for unbridled drinking, carousing and hijinks (probably including a little cocaine, though Wilson never came out and admitted it) that lead to him being … Continue reading →

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How Did Civil Rights Leaders Stand Up to the Klan?

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Bravery, determination…and guns.

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Rep. John P. Murtha, RIP

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Since I’ve slagged him fairly mercilessly in this space, I would be remiss not to mention the passing of Rep. John P. Murtha. Murtha served his country honorably in Vietnam, and then dishonorably in Congress, where he became the poster … Continue reading →

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The Current Political Debate, in a Nutshell

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Lawrence Person

As I write, these are the top two stories listed on Real Clear Politics: Blame the Childish, Ignorant American Public – Jacob Weisberg, Slate Why Are Liberals So Condescending? – Gerard Alexander, Washington Post If you put that in a … Continue reading →

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Zombie ObamaCare Still Lurching About Capitol Hill, Seeking Brains Votes

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Lawrence Person

You would have thought that Scott Brown’s election would have caused even the dimmest bulbs among Congressional Democrats to give up on showing ObamaCare down the throat of a nation violently opposed to it. You’d be wrong. Like some sort … Continue reading →

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Left-Winger Rips Obama a New One

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Far left-winger David Michael Green gets positively medieval on Obama’s ass for incompetently ruining liberalism in America. Can’t say I agree with all his points, but it’s a tasty buffet of pull-quotes: There’s only one political party in the entire … Continue reading →

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John Edwards, Scumbag

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The news of Sen. John Edwards marital affairs will probably not be news to anyone who has followed the story, but the details in Andrew Young’s book The Politician seem to make him out to be an even bigger scumbag … Continue reading →

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