Monthly Archives: April 2015

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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Greece Buys Time By…Buying Their Own Debt?

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Although Greece was slated to run out of cash on April 9, they seem to have “scraped together enough cash to meet the I.M.F. payment, in part by extracting liquidity from quasi state entities.” One of the ways they did … Continue reading →

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Iran To Start Using Faster Uranium Centrifuges As Soon As Deal Is Final

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Still analyzing the Iran nuclear deal, but this is hardly encouraging: Iran will begin using its latest generation IR-8 centrifuges as soon as its nuclear deal with the world powers goes into effect, Iran’s foreign minister and nuclear chief told … Continue reading →

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Instead of Actual Content: Story Pipeline Deadlock Edition

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Right now in the Pipeline of Half-Completed Blog Posts, I have: A post on the “Sad Puppies” Hugo Awards controversy Another update on Greece (which supposedly runs out of money on Thursday) Analysis of the Iran Nuclear Weapons Deal Another … 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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Austin City Council Punts on Anti-BBQ Ordinance

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Lawrence Person

After a huge outcry over a proposed ordinance to limit BBQ smoke in residential areas, the Austin City Council has

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Texas vs. California Update for April 2, 2105

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup. The Texas House passed a budget, but I haven’t had a chance to look at it in any detail yet… Unemployment rates in February: National average is 5.5%, Texas at 4.3%, California at … Continue reading →

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George P. Bush Bans Comic Sans

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Lawrence Person

This is one of those rare April Fools jokes that works as both a joke

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