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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.

Austin Seeking Another Rail Boondoggle?

Posted on August 26, 2026 by Lawrence Person

You might remember Austin’s light rail boondoggle, which is now scaled back, behind schedule, and very possibly illegal. (For the current status on that project, see here.) Now more Austin elites, in the form of the Travis County Commissioner’s Court … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Democrats, Texas, Waste and Fraud | Tagged Austin, Bergstrom Airport, Democrats, high speed rail, Kim Roberts, railroads, San Antonio, Texas, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Scorecard, The Texan News, transportation, Travis County, Travis County Commissioner's Court, waste | 8 Comments

Why Isn’t The Muslim Brotherhood A Designated Terrorist Organization?

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Here’s an article I found quite surprising: “U.S. Muslim Brotherhood authorizes $140M annually to help Muslims take control of American government.” Welp, the Muslim Brotherhood is alive and well, and its U.S. branch is putting its money where its mouth … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Jihad | Tagged 2026 Election, Abdul El-Sayed, CAIR, Democrats, Egypt, Florida, Free Speech, Jihad, Jordan, Lebanon, Marco Rubio, Mohammed Morsi, Muslim, Muslim Brotherhood, Not The Bee, State Department, terrorism, Texas, zakat | 6 Comments

Ungodly Doings In Godley

Posted on August 24, 2026 by Lawrence Person

In a small city of some 5,000, you would expect there to be some overlap between the city council and other institutions in town, like the volunteer fire department, the PTA, or the Kiwanis Club. One thing you wouldn’t expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Texas | Tagged Acy McGehee, Ashley Ketcherside, Cass Callaway, corrupt scumbags, corruption, Crime, Godley, Jason Jordan, Jennifer Thompson, Jeremy Arbuthnot, Johnson County, Kayla Lain, Matthew Cantrell, Michael Ketcherside, Michael Papenfuss, prostitution, Regina Cantrell, Ryan Eady, Solomon Omotoya, Spencer Templer, Texas, Texas DPS, Texas Scorecard, Travis Morgan | 9 Comments

Paramount Moving To Austin?

Posted on August 23, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Paramount and Netflix continue to fight over control of Warner Brothers, with California’s state government continuing to oppose the Paramount bid, the sticking point reportedly being preserving liberal control of geriatric news network CNN. As a result, Paramount is threatening … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Texas | Tagged Austin, California, CNN, Department of Justice, Hollywood, movies, Netflix, Paramount, Rob Bonta, Texas, Warner Brothers | 4 Comments

VDH: America Dominates Tech

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Lawrence Person

It’s easy for the uninformed to get black pilled about America’s comparative advantage in technology. “China’s AI efforts are eating our lunch!” Etc. Victor Davis Hanson is always good for a grounded take, and when it comes to technology, he … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Technology, video | Tagged Adobe, AI, Anthropic, Apple, cancer, ChatGPT, China, Claude Cowork, Copilot, Crystal Genetics, Daily Signal, Dubio, Economics, Energy Policy, Facebook, France, genetic engineering, Genomics, Google, Google Gemini, Grok, Illumina, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Microsoft, Midjourney, Mistral, Natera, Notion AI, Oracle, Palantir, Palo Alto Networks, Perplexity AI, Salesforce, SAP, space, SpaceX, technology, Victor Davis Hanson, video, xAI | 7 Comments

LinkSwarm For August 21, 2026

Posted on August 21, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Trump’s winning in Iran, Russia’s losing in Ukraine, Democrats committing fraud left and right, the data center debate rages on, a crappy movie in China gain sudden popularity because it’s crappy, and Orlando PD get to wrestle an alligator. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Democrats, Elections, Foreign Policy, Jihad, Media Watch, Military, Social Justice Warriors, Technology, Texas, Waste and Fraud, Welfare State | Tagged 2026 Election, Abdulloi Toshpulodzoda, Admiral Grigorovich, AI, Alabama-Coushatta, alligator, Anthony Fauci, Anthropic, Arleigh Burke class destroyer, Babylon Bee, Bastrop, Bastrop City Council, CAIR, California, Cami Clark, campaign finance fraud, cars, Chicago, China, CleanSpark, Communism, Core Scientific, coronavirus, Crime, Critical Drinker, Dario Amodei, Data Center Coalition, data centers, David Morens, deconstructionism, Democrats, Department of Health and Human Services, Digital Realty, Eagle Pass, EcoHealth Alliance of New York, Ed Bolian, EdgeConneX, Emily Gallagher, Eric Swalwell, Facebook, Fairfax County, Far Corner, Flock AI cameras, FOAI, Frankfurt School, fraud, fundraising, Gavin Newsom, Gilles Deleuze, Google, Grand Theft Auto, Greg Abbott, Hamas, Herbert Marcuse, Illegal Aliens, Innodata, Iran, Isaiah Mitchell, Jacques Derrida, Japan, Jason Arday, Jeffrey Epstein, Jihad, Karen Bass, Kickapoo, Koledino, Kombinat Kamensky, Kurt Schlichter, Lancium, Last Token, LinkSwarm, logistics, Los Angeles, Mara, Mariupol, Max Horkheimer, Media Watch, Melissa L. Farris, Michel Foucault, Middle East Forum, Military, Minnesota, Moscow, National Review, Navy, New York, Nigel Farage, Nithya Raman, Novorossiysk, OpenAI, Operation Epic Fury, Oracle, Orlando, Peter D, Peter Daszak, Philip Qiu, Professor of Rock, QTS Data Centers, Reddit, Rick Beato, Rockstar Games, Ron DeSantis, Rostov, Rowan Digital Infrastructure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian War, Salman Ahmed Elmi, Samara, SB Energy, shoplifting, Skybox Datacenters, Social Justice Warriors, Softbank, South China Sea, Soyuz, space, SpaceX, Stan Gerdes, Steve Descano, Stream Data Centers, Suchomimus, Tajikistan, terrorism, Texas, The Texan News, Theodor W. Adorno, Trump Derangement Syndrome, Ukraine, USS Benfold, Vantage Data Centers, voting fraud, waste, Welfare State, Wildberries, WNBA, World Vision, World War II, xAI, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, Zoom Books | 8 Comments

Pro-Tip: If You Rob A Gun Store, Don’t Display Your Stolen Guns On Instagram

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Many people think today’s youth are stupider than than those in the past, and two teenagers who robbed a gun store and then displayed the stolen weapons on Instagram certainly argue in favor of the proposition. Three teenagers have been … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Crime, Texas | Tagged Austin, Austin Police Department, Gene Anthes, GT Distributors, Guns, Instagram, Jacob Vallejo, Jose Garza, morons, Pflugerville, Texas, Travis County | 7 Comments

Abbott Wants Foreign Funding, H-1B Employment Banned In Public Schools

Posted on August 19, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Back in January, Texas Governor Greg Abbott froze H-1B visas for Texas state agencies and universities. Now pushing for the same in public schools, plus an end to foreign curriculum funding. Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on Texas lawmakers to … Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Communism, Jihad, Texas | Tagged Austin, Austin ISD, Communism, Confucius Institutes, education, Greg Abbott, H1B visa, immigration, Jihad, Kate Bierly, Qatar, Texas, Texas Public Policy Foundation | 5 Comments

While Swalwell Was Slipping Sausage To Chinese Spy, China Was Slipping Money To Him

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Remember all the way back in 2020 when we covered California Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell banging a Chinese spy? Well, National Review brings us the breaking news that he admitted it to the FBI all the way back in 2015. … Continue reading →

Posted in Communism, Crime, Democrats, Social Justice Warriors | Tagged bribes, campaign finance fraud, China, China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), Crime, cyberwarfare, Democrats, Department of Justice, Eric Swalwell, Fang Fang, FBI, Jack Smith, John Solomon, Just the News, spying, Steven Richards | 13 Comments

“This Was PBS”

Posted on August 17, 2026 by Lawrence Person

You should backup your data. You should have multiple backups of your data. You should have multiple rotating or rolling backups of your data. You should have multiple rotating or rolling backups of your data saved to different types of … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, video | Tagged data security, Iron Mountain, James Tramel, Lawsuit, Louis Rossmann, Not The Bee, Open Source Storage, PBS, St. Louis, technology, video | 10 Comments

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