Monthly Archives: September 2014

Gun and Crime Roundup for September 23, 2014

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Been a while since I did a roundup on gun news and examples of criminal stupidity, so here it is: Study shows that banning “assault weapons” has no effect on crime. The Missouri House and Senate override the veto of … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for September 22, 2014

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Lawrence Person

A Monday LinkSwarm of some recent(ish) news: Surprise, surprise, surprise: ObamaCare covers abortions. Alaska doctor shuts down practice due to ObamaCare. Obama’s own Secretary of Defense says we left Iraq too soon. Strangely enough, Gaza landlords are no longer wild … Continue reading →

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“Arab civilization, such as we knew it, is all but gone.”

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Lawrence Person

That’s the headline on this Hisham Melhem piece on the comprehensive failure of the entire Arab world. The jihadists of the Islamic State, in other words, did not emerge from nowhere. They climbed out of a rotting, empty hulk—what was … Continue reading →

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Follow-Up On Abbott-Davis RGV Debate

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Lawrence Person

The Abbot campaign sent around this two minute exchange from the debate as being Davis’ most cringe-worthy performance: The Houston Chronicle says that Abbott is right on the facts in that exchange: Shot: Davis said “the only thing right now … Continue reading →

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WendyBot5000. Will. Continue. Speaking!

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Well, if Wendy Davis was hoping the Rio Grande Valley debate would help her catch up to Greg Abbott, she probably should have worked to have a voice other than the pre-programmed monotone she used. She also loses points for … Continue reading →

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Greg Abbott Debates Wendy Davis Tonight At 6 PM

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Tonight Greg Abbott faces off against Wendy Davis in the Texas gubernatorial debate. In Austin it should be broadcast here live starting at 6 PM.

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The NFL and Domestic Violence: A Ginned Up Moral Panic

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Lawrence Person

I had been reading less and less of Sports Illustrated for a while now, partially because of their increasing politicization (see Peter King, Gun Control Zealot), and partially because each redesign was worse than the last. The most recent one, … Continue reading →

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Democrats Pull Out The Knives for Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Lawrence Person

There’s nothing quite so entertaining as Democrat-in-Democrat mud fights, so take a few minutes to enjoy Edward-Isaac Dovere’s takedown of DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. It’s something of an clinic on the insider hit-piece form, full of anonymously sourced catty … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for September 17, 2014

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup: The Texas economy continues to hum along: During the second quarter, Texas employers added 148,200 net nonfarm jobs—an average of 49,400 per month. This amounts to an 18 percent share of all jobs … Continue reading →

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While I Grapple With Rotherham, Pat Condell Brings The Noise

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Lawrence Person

So I keep try to pen a coherent essay on the Rotherham child rape scandal, and I keep getting too angry and/or disgusted to write about it. Pat Condell has no such problem. “If your 11 year-old daughter is regularly … Continue reading →

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