Monthly Archives: November 2016

Concrete: Border Walls and Battlefields

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Since one of my readers has a keen interest in concrete (hello, Andrew!), I though this round up on the battlefield uses of concrete would be of interest. And by “interest” I mean “slow Sunday filler.” One of the first … Continue reading →

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Trump Taps Sen. Jeff Sessions as Attorney General

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Despite speculation that it would be Rudy Giuliani or Ted Cruz, Donald Trump has nominated Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama as his Attorney General. Hans A. von Spakovsky makes the case that Sessions is an excellent pick: President-elect Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 18, 2016

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Here we are, a week after one of the biggest political upsets in American history, and the reverberations are still being felt. Democrats seem to be stuck in the anger and denial phases of the Kubler-Ross grieving cycle, and probably … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz’s Name Floated as Attorney General

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Bloomberg is reporting that Ted Cruz is being considered as Trump’s Attorney General. Though it would suck to lose Cruz from the senate, he would make an excellent Attorney General. In addition to being Texas Solicitor General, he was also … Continue reading →

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2016 Election Roundup Part 2: Reactions and Analysis

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Lawrence Person

I wanted to do a comprehensive roundup of analysis of last week’s election, so this post just grew and grew to its current Brobdingnagian size. So tuck in! There’s a lot to chew over. Let me first note that all … Continue reading →

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Six Austin Communists Arrested for Assaulting Trump Supporters

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Forgot all those fake hate crimes the left is saying came from Trump supporters. The documented assaults all seem to be coming from the anti-Trump forces. Take, for example, these super-geniuses: The Texas Department of Public Safety says it arrested … Continue reading →

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Batman, Iron Man…Trump?

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Still working on a big post-election reaction roundup, but in the meantime it occurred to me: Have half the superhero films Hollywood was made this century been mentally preparing America for a Trump presidency? Billionaire vigilante has to work outside … Continue reading →

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Trump Taps Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Lawrence Person

As one of his first staff announcements, President-elect Donald Trump tapped Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as White House Chief of Staff. It’s a serious pick for a man who evidently aims to be a serious President. Priebus did … Continue reading →

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Great Lefty Rant On Why Trump Won: “The Left Did This”

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Lawrence Person

I was going to do a post called “How My Liberal Facebook Friends Elected Donald Trump.” (Indeed, I still may.) But this lovely rant make some of the same points. Tom Walker is a comedian whose shtick is pretending he’s … Continue reading →

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Election Roundup Part 1: Just the Facts, Ma’am

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Lawrence Person

Time, finally, for something vaguely resembling a comprehensive post-election roundup. As this keeps threatening to turn into a very long and unwieldy post, I’m going to break it up into chunks, with this installment centered on vote totals, race outcomes, … Continue reading →

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