Monthly Archives: July 2014

Gun and Crime Roundup for July 31, 2014

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another gun and crime roundup, and oh boy, is there a lot of stupid to go around this week: DC Gun ruling put on hold. (Hat tip: Alphecca.) The “Everytown for Gun Safety” head of the Bloomberg hydra … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Roundup for July 30, 2014

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Another Texas vs. California roundup: How Los Angeles is killing itself. (Hat tip: Karl Rehn.) Texas places five cities on list of top 10 growing cities: Austin, Dallas, McAllen, Houston and San Antonio. #Texas dominates @Forbes' Best Cities for Jobs … Continue reading →

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Salon Writer Complains That Democrats Are Corporate Whores

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Well well well, what have we here? It’s a jeremiad by Democrat Bill Curry about how his party has abandoned its soul for the sweet smell of Wall Street crony capitalist dollars. Democrats hooked on corporate cash and consultants with … Continue reading →

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DC Handgun Ban Struck Down; DC Police Chief Capitulates?

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Lawrence Person

DC gun ban struck down in federal court: Judge Frederick Scullin concluded that current prohibitions are an unconstitutional violation of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, in a win for gun rights advocates. Based on previous court rulings striking … Continue reading →

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Breaking: John Wiley Price Arrested

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Dallas County Commissioner and longtime influential Dallas black politician John Wiley Price has been arrested: Price was under arrest, charged with eleven counts of bribery, mail fraud, and tax fraud. His life, and his image, had permanently changed. “All told, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 25, 2014

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another random roundup of news and links: “Jimmy Carter looks like frickin’ Bismark next to the feckless dorm-room intellectual currently haunting the golf courses of the greater DC area.” Even Thomas “What’s The Matter With Kansas” Frank calls … Continue reading →

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Let No One Else’s Work Evade Your Eyes!

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Lawrence Person

So it turns out that current (appointed) Democratic Senator from Montana John Walsh plagiarized his master’s thesis for the United States Army War College Now the New York Times has gone through and marked up Walsh’s thesis, and it turns … Continue reading →

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Israel/Gaza/Etc. Update for July 24, 2014

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A whole bunch of news related to Israel’s incursion into Gaza: Protective Edge enters its seventeenth day. Hamas turns down John Kerry’s ceasefire deal. Wait, you mean the designated terrorist organization that uses its own civilians as human shields as … Continue reading →

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Why Black People Are Leaving Austin

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Austin’s population is growing, but its black population is actually shrinking. Orisons are sounded to the usual liberal shibboleths (“disparities in public education, a distrust of police”) before the piece starts to touch on the real issues: “Barriers to accessing … Continue reading →

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Breaking: Appeals Court Rules Against Federal ObamaCare Subsidies

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Lawrence Person

D.C. Circuit court rules 2-1 against federal ObamaCare subsidies in Halbig vs. Burwell: In a case with potential to scramble the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that federal subsidies for health insurance were not properly designed. … Continue reading →

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