Category Archives: Foreign Policy

More on Margaret Thatcher: Quotes, Videos and Tributes

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Lawrence Person

More on the late Margaret Thatcher: In her own words. A few choice examples: “I am not a consensus politician. I’m a conviction politician.” “There is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women and there are … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher, RIP

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Margaret Thatcher has died. With Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II, she made up the trio of moral leaders in the West who understood what a great evil communism was when so many wanted to appease it, paving the … Continue reading →

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North Korea Threatens to Nuke Austin

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Lawrence Person

So North Korea is kicking its Crazy Invalid act up a notch with Kim Jong-Un threatening to attack the United States. Which part of the U.S., you asking? Would you believe Austin? Dude, we’re all pissed off about the bag … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 23, 2013

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Another Friday roundup of random news: Republicans offer bill to outlaw Cyprus-like bank account seizures. What did Dianne Feinstein’s gun-grabbing “assault weapons” bill actually accomplish? “These efforts have driven some law-abiding Americans into the loving arms of the NRA.” “In … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 14, 2013

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Lawrence Person

This week we’ll do it Thursday rather than Friday: Obama is trying to work the same magic on America’s economy that a half century of Democratic rule has worked in Detroit. More details here. And Detroit’s former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick … Continue reading →

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Hugo Chavez Now Deader Than the Fifth International

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Venezuela’s leftist dictator Hugo Chavez dead of cancer. All the usual leftists are talking about how “his people” loved him. Well, not the political prisoners or the ones whacked in extrajudicial killings, but, you know, eggs, omelets, death squads. Stuff … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for February 1, 2013

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I would say that this was a busy week, but every week is a busy week these days. The only sitting black United States Senator is a Republican…at least until John Kerry’s replacement is sworn in. Speaking of Kerry, Scott … Continue reading →

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David Cameron Suddenly Remembers He’s a Tory

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Well well well, maybe David Cameron has some cobbles after all. Cameron has generally presided over the “wettest” Tory administration the UK has seen since Neville Chamberlain, but today he delivered a veritable pipe bomb of a speech on the … Continue reading →

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Brief Impressions of the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s 2013 Policy Orientation

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I enjoyed attending what little I could of the Texas Public Policy Foundation 2013 policy orientation held January 9-11. Here are a few quick and largely random impressions: Because I just started a new day job, I wasn’t able to … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for 1/11/13

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Between work and the TPPF Policy Orientation, it’s going to be a busy day, so here’s a quick Friday LinkSwarm: How bad did you think 2012’s economy was? Guess what? It was even worse than you thought. Profile of Jim … Continue reading →

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