Monthly Archives: May 2013

LinkSwam for May 31, 2013

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Lawrence Person

The season has switched from not Summer to Summer here in Texas, so here’s a hot, humid LinkSwarm: In Europe, youth unemployment is climbing to scary, stratospheric heights. So scary I’m going to swipe their chart: Notice how countries that … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California: The Fate of Cities

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Lawrence Person

There’s a lot to digest in this comparison of migration in California urban areas vs. migration in Texas urban areas. Quick take: Despite anti-sprawl laws, the cores of California cities would be emptying due to migration to the suburbs, were … Continue reading →

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Susan Combs Stepping Down as Texas State Comptroller

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs won’t run for reelection in 2014. And that despite having a $7.3 million warchest. Naturally lots of Republicans are lining up to run for the spot, though many are probably waiting to see what Rick Perry … Continue reading →

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Newsweek Owner Seeks New Buyer To Nail It Back To The Perch

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Evidently Newsweek (or the online-only digital carcass of same) is for sale again. Gee, people don’t want to pay for an online version of a stale newsweekly turned into another carrier-medium for liberal opinion? Who knew? Previously: Back in 2009, … Continue reading →

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PETA: People Killing Healthy Animals

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Via Slashdot we now learn that PETA, the supposed animal rights group, sucks at keeping animals, you know, alive. In 2011, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) behaved in a regrettably consistent manner: it euthanized the overwhelming majority … Continue reading →

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What Austerity?

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Forbes makes the same point that I have made repeatedly: Austerity has not been tried and failed in Europe, it has been found difficult and left untried. The official figures show that PIIGS governments embarked on massive spending sprees between … Continue reading →

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NEWFLASH: Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 346

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Lawrence Person

That was the prenicious legislation that required groups who took in $25,000 or more for political purposes to register with the state, reveal their donors and exempted unions. It was evidently Speaker Joe Straus’ baby, and it’s unclear to me … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 24, 2013

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Lawrence Person

A LinkSwarm for a very wet Friday in Austin: Charles Krauthammer isn’t buying any lame IRS excuses. Adopt a child, get audited by the IRS. “The Obama White House is starting to make the Nixon administration look like Sesame Street.” … Continue reading →

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Midday Obama Scandal Update for May 23, 2013

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Mostly IRS scandal material: “What we are witnessing now is not a crisis of democracy but a crisis of authority. The administrative state, in thrall to a decadent cultural elite, has lost the consent of the governed.” Remember how Jay … Continue reading →

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Missed One: Teacher Firearm Training Bill

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Lawrence Person

In doing my roundup of gun bills in the Texas legislature, I missed Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas)’s HB 1009 to allow schools to designated one “Marshal” for every 400 students eligible to receive firearm and emergency response training. Existing CHL … Continue reading →

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