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.

Climate Research Center Hacked, Data Leaked

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Lawrence Person

Among the big news making the rounds is that hackers (or crackers, as certain Slashdot pedants insist we differentiate them) have broken into the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit, where all sorts of &#60gratuitous UK slang&#62boffins&#60&#47gratuitous UK slang&#62 … Continue reading →

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RIP: Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Col. Lewis Millett

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Lawrence Person

Col. Lewis Millett died on Saturday at 88. He lead the last bayonet charge of the Korean War. There’s also this: “As an antitank gunner in Tunisia, he earned the Silver Star after he jumped into a burning ammunition-filled halftrack, … Continue reading →

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Area Man Takes Responsibility for Own Problems

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Lawrence Person

In an odd exposé that has left the worlds of politics and academia abuzz, a local homeless person revealed yesterday that he only blamed himself for his failures. “The poor man needs help. Anybody that takes responsibility for his own … Continue reading →

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Today is National Ammo Day!

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Lawrence Person

So it has been written, and so it shall be! Consider this an opportunity to get some early Christmas shopping done. (Hat tip: Whipped Cream Difficulties.)

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Kentucky’s Tax Dollars At Work

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Lawrence Person

From the fine folks over at The Corner comes this wonderful, two-part story of tax dollars at work. It seems that the Louisville African American Think Tank wanted to put on a two day “urban health summit,” and applied for, … Continue reading →

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Half-Blind Squirrel Finds Acorn (not ACORN)

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Lawrence Person

I’ve often fantasized about being elected President. (I suspect I’m not alone among political pundits in this regard. But I have a cunning master plan. &#60strokes white cat&#62Soon, my precious, soon!&#60&#47strokes white cat&#62. One thing I’ve thought about is answering … Continue reading →

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You know who else hated Christmas?

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Lawrence Person

Hitler! (Actually, the whole “War on Christmas” thing isn’t of great concern to me (except as an example of the much larger and deadlier problem of general political correctness), but I couldn’t resist a one-word Godwin, especially since Mike Godwin … Continue reading →

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Turning America into California (and not in a good way)

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Lawrence Person

This article by Dennis Prager nicely summarizes how left-wing policies has brought California to the verge of bankruptcy…and how Obama’s policies threaten to do that to the rest of the nation. “The left wants America to abandon its defining commitment … Continue reading →

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The Stimulus is creating jobs like crazy in Fredonia!

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Lawrence Person

The Freedom Foundation of Minnesota brings the rocking news that the stimulus is creating jobs like mad in Minnesota! According to the report on Recovery.gov’s own website, thanks to the Stimulus there have been 35 jobs created in Minnesota’s 57th … Continue reading →

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Problems Presented by the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Lawrence Person

There’s an interesting article up by George Friedman at Stratfor discussing the difficulties of trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian court of law: “Imagine that in addition to stating that the United States was at war with Japan, Franklin … Continue reading →

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