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.

Merry Christmas: Stellarscope’s “Silent Night”

As is the now annual tradition, enjoy Stellarscope’s version of “Silent Night”: Merry Christmas!

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Paxton Sues NCAA Over Men In Women’s Sports

Ken Paxton is giving women in college athletics an early Christmas present this year: A lawsuit against the NCAA for allowing men to compete in women’s athletic competitions. Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association for … Continue reading →

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Ghosts In The Machine

One of the big stories last week was Biden White House insiders finally admitting what conservative had been saying since at least 2019, if not earlier: Biden was too cognitively impaired to perform the duties of President of the United … Continue reading →

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Texas Democratic Congressman: Hispanics Are Stupid For Voting Against Open Borders

Back in the dim mists of time, Texas Democrats could boast Barbara Jordan as a congressman. Though wrong about just about everything, Jordan was bright, articulate, and a well-spoken advocate for her point of view. Since then, “bright, articulate and … Continue reading →

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How Not To Make A Pistol

Been a while since we did some gun geeking, so here’s Ian McCollum doing a Forgotten Weapons video on all the ways you can screw up while trying to make a new pistol. “If you design an answer to a … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm For December 13, 2024

Because I had to get out my book catalog last week, I’ve been as busy as Kathleen Kennedy on Ruin Star Wars Day, so this is another two-weeks crammed into one LinkSwarm. It’s just been a packed two weeks, with … Continue reading →

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Musk Forcing Republicans To Act Like Republicans

This is the time of year when the congressional class usually assrapes the American taxpayer by means of pork-laden “continuing resolutions” that shovel fat stacks of your hard-earned money into the insatiable maw of rich special interests. And they tried … Continue reading →

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Russia Showing Visible Cracks

More than two years into Putin’s three day Special Operation, Russia is starting to show extensive cracks in its facade of normalcy. Would you believe the return of food rationing? Russian lawmakers have proposed introducing food ration cards across the … Continue reading →

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The Battle Of The Bulge: 80th Anniversary

Eighty years ago, on December 16, 1944, Hitler’s last-ditch effort to stave off defeat in World War II got underway. Using the same trick Germany had used twice before (1914 and 1940), they launched a massive offensive push through the … Continue reading →

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Biden Pardons The Worst People In The World

We know that Joe Biden pardoned his crackhead bagman son, but that was just the start of a pardon and commutation spree of just amazingly awful people. For starters, how about the guy who took kickbacks for sending kids to … Continue reading →

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