Monthly Archives: December 2018

Louis C.K. and the Social Justice War on Comedy

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Lawrence Person

This is the Louis C. K. comedy routine than has the usual Social Justice Warrior “That’s not funny!” scolds in a tizzy this morning (NSFW, just in case you were unclear on that part): “You didn’t get shot! You pushed … Continue reading →

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Diana Fleischman and Jonathan Pie on the Gender Pay Gap Myth

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Diana Fleischman is an evolutionary psychologist at the University of Portsmouth. (Also, when she was going to graduate school at UT Austin many years ago, we dated very briefly.) Here she is debunking the gender pay gap myth. She’s only … Continue reading →

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Why No New Housing Gets Built in San Francisco

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Lawrence Person

A property owner spent nearly 5 years and $1.4 million trying to convert his laundromat into new housing in San Francisco’s Mission district, only to find that city’s far left political establishment hates letting new housing be built. And they … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for December 28, 2018

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Lawrence Person

The week between Christmas and New Years is always odd. Work slows down with so many people on vacation, but there’s always a personal rush to get things done before the end of the year. Kevin D, Williamson follows the … Continue reading →

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The $2 Million Park Bathroom

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Lawrence Person

John Stossel examines your tax dollars at work: Only government spends $2 million on a tiny bathroom in a park. I investigated: pic.twitter.com/IHjw4KNxCH — John Stossel (@JohnStossel) December 26, 2018 It took way longer to build that bathroom than the … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Sometimes law enforcement officers use poor judgement. This week’s examples: Buying cocaine for the prostitute you’re having rough sex with may be a career-limiting move. Especially if you’re an Austin police officer. From New York, an officer that failed to … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Merry Christmas! Instead of political blogging, enjoy Stellarscope’s shoegaze version of “Silent Night”:

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A Life Worth Celebrating

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Something uplifting for Christmas Eve: “Simcha Rotem, last surviving fighter in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, died in Jerusalem Saturday at the age of 94.” Thousands of Jews died in Europe’s first urban anti-Nazi revolt, most of them burned … Continue reading →

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Bill Burr and Joe Rogan on Outrage Culture

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Bill Burr and Joe Rogan discuss social justice warriors, outrage culture and the death of comedy. Also a look at the feminist trying to to get an adjust professor fired.

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Shoe0nHead takes on Tumblr Pedophiles

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Lawrence Person

“Hey, it’s three days before Christmas! How about some light, uplifting content? Sorry, this is what I have instead: Shoe0nHead dissecting the “MAPS community,” AKA “pedophiles who hang out on Tumblr” (and increasingly Twitter). However, pace Shoe, the gay community … Continue reading →

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