Category Archives: Democrats

John Wiley Price Update

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Remember John Wiley Price, the longtime Dallas Democratic political fixture arrested on bribery charges? Well, he’s now on his second court appointed lawyer. At taxpayer expense. Price is accused of taking $950,000 in bribes over a decade from businesses seeking … Continue reading →

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Sad Puppies, If I Must

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Being at the intersection of several overlapping roles of interest on the Venn diagram (science fiction writer, once-upon-a-time Hugo nominee, Social Justice Warrior mob victim, and conservative blogger), I suppose I have a one-eyed-man-in-the-land-of-the-blind duty to talk about the Sad … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for April 6, 2015

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Lawrence Person

I might have an analysis of the the Iranian nuclear deal later, or I might now, depending on how my taxes are going… UN Human Rights chief praises Islamic State for “diversity.” No, really, that happened. It’s not a parody … Continue reading →

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Chicago Is Detroit Is California Is Greece

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Lawrence Person

National Journal has a piece up by moderate lefty John B. Judis on all the problems plaguing Chicago. Perhaps more than any other major city in America, Chicago is facing a truly grave set of problems—problems that are essentially more … Continue reading →

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Privilege Theory and Progressive Antisemitism

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Once upon a time, American anti-antisemitism was seen as a bastion of the poorly-educated nativist right. (This was never entirely true, as quotas limiting Jewish admissions were imposed at many Ivy league universities in the 1920s, and Father Coughlin, perhaps … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 27, 2015

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Those two outstanding Obama successes, ObamaCare and Middle East foreign policy, just keep succeeding… Yet another ObamaCare timebomb threatens small businesses. In case you hadn’t noticed, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are intervening directly in Yemen with other Sunni Arab nations, … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for March 26, 2015

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: Forget all those snide liberal cracks about Texas’ public education system, since we have some of the highest graduation rates in the country. “San Bernardino has defaulted on nearly $10 million in payments … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 20, 2015

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Another Friday, another LinkSwarm. There’s almost enough news here to break out a separate “UK child rape cover-up update,” but I found the idea too depressing… UK Police told not to investigate child rape in Sheffield, which was “bigger than … Continue reading →

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Maureen Dowd Smacks Hillary

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Maureen Dowd, a deeply uneven writer, is never more interesting than when she’s taking down hubris-swollen Democrats, especially if their last names happen to be Clinton. This is manifestly true of her most recent column, an open letter to Hillary. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 13, 2015

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Lawrence Person

It’s Friday the 13th, spring is in the air, and SXSW crowds are flocking into downtown Austin. Here’s a LinkSwarm: Nothing says “Religion of Peace” quite like threatening to burn children alive. (Hat tip: Jihad Watch.) Any deal with Iran … Continue reading →

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