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Curt Schilling: Free Speech Casualty
Fred
  • 12 hours ago
  • 2 min

Curt Schilling: Free Speech Casualty

The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is loaded with scalawags & reprobates. Somehow, someway, in the year 2021, the Baseball Writers ...
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Oumuamua
Fred
  • 2 days ago
  • 2 min

Oumuamua

"First, unlike most things in space, ‘Oumuamua was not moving relative to what astronomers call the local standard of rest. Loeb calls th...
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The Rioting Line
Fred
  • 4 days ago
  • 7 min

The Rioting Line

As you know I love soccer, but I was never really that great at soccer. When I was in high school, I barely lettered in my Senior year an...
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....And CNN is the Other Half of the Problem
Fred
  • 4 days ago
  • 3 min

....And CNN is the Other Half of the Problem

I am a libertarian that voted for Jo Jorgensen for President. My website is often critical of Donald Trump, but it is more critical to th...
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Bob Rock Ruined Metallica, Then Cashed In
Fred
  • 7 days ago
  • 1 min

Bob Rock Ruined Metallica, Then Cashed In

I'm not a huge Bob Dylan fan, but when the 79 year old sold his entire musical catalog for an estimated $300 million, I could hardly blam...
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The New Radicals are Not Cool
Fred
  • Jan 21
  • 1 min

The New Radicals are Not Cool

I am a big fan of theme songs, so when Joe Biden claimed that "You Get What You Give" by the New Radicals was his family's anthem, I crin...
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Should I Believe Urban Meyer? (Hint: No.)
Fred
  • Jan 16
  • 2 min

Should I Believe Urban Meyer? (Hint: No.)

Two years ago, I wrote the article Should I Believe Urban Meyer? Old Urb was beset with health problems and quit his job as the coach of ...
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Wokey McWokerson
Fred
  • Jan 16
  • 1 min

Wokey McWokerson

I was at CNN and a video caught my eye: Comedians Against Riots What is this crap? Apparently Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, S...
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The Cleveland (Not The Indians) Suck
Fred
  • Jan 10
  • 3 min

The Cleveland (Not The Indians) Suck

There's an excellent sportswriter in Cleveland, Ohio named Terry Pluto who wrote the following article: Any Trade Involving Francisco Lin...
16
You're Going to Know the Name Ashli Babbitt
Fred
  • Jan 10
  • 3 min

You're Going to Know the Name Ashli Babbitt

I was scrolling through the stories at The Federalist and came across a new interpretation of certain facts: Capitol Police Fatally Shoot...
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Gloria?
Fred
  • Jan 9
  • 1 min

Gloria?

Estate of Late Singer Laura Branigan "Vehemently" Objects to Trump Family Partying to "Gloria" During Riots - Showbiz 411 Wow! There's a ...
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Dabo Swinney: Scumbag x 2
Fred
  • Jan 9
  • 1 min

Dabo Swinney: Scumbag x 2

This week Nick Saban's daughter took her turn chirping at Ohio State in relation to the coronavirus. I'm not even going to take the time ...
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Wednesday January 6, 2021
Fred
  • Jan 7
  • 2 min

Wednesday January 6, 2021

American Historians will be talking about today's date for the next 500 years. Let's make sure we're on the record with what happened fro...
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How Old are You?
Fred
  • Jan 5
  • 1 min

How Old are You?

My Grandfather, God rest his soul, was sharp as a tack until about 78 years old. He was still in "good shape" until about 91. Past 91? Le...
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Peter Brown Memorial Rankings (2021)
Fred
  • Jan 1
  • 3 min

Peter Brown Memorial Rankings (2021)

This is the annual rankings of the sports talkers in the Cleveland Market. 1. Ken Carmen (-) 92.3 The Fan Usually we just say "Ken Carmen...
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Top 10 John Bush-Era Anthrax Songs
Fred
  • Jan 1
  • 2 min

Top 10 John Bush-Era Anthrax Songs

Anthrax has always been one of my favorite metal bands, but their history has been complex. (Well, complex for a metal band.) Their struc...
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WalMart's Version of Idiocracy
Fred
  • Dec 30, 2020
  • 3 min

WalMart's Version of Idiocracy

So about a week before Christmas, I bought a small scrapbook and decided to fill it full of Christmas pictures for my wife. Unfortunately...
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National Emergency: Day 291
Fred
  • Dec 28, 2020
  • 4 min

National Emergency: Day 291

This was a screen shot from March 13, 2020. Now once Ohio pulled the plug on the schools, you knew that soon we'd all be circling the dra...
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The Curse of Josh Gordon (Part VI)
Fred
  • Dec 24, 2020
  • 2 min

The Curse of Josh Gordon (Part VI)

"...At some point JOSH GORDON has to want to be on the field." - The Curse of Josh Gordon (Part V) December 20, 2018 3 weeks ago: NFL Rei...
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Dabo Swinney: Scumbag
Fred
  • Dec 21, 2020
  • 2 min

Dabo Swinney: Scumbag

Has anyone else noticed that there's a pandemic? Anyone? Anyone? Apparently Clemson Football Coach Dabo Swinney hasn't noticed. Oh, I tak...
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The Plain Dealer Name Must be Retired
Fred
  • Dec 21, 2020
  • 2 min

The Plain Dealer Name Must be Retired

Editor's Note: Instead of publishing this article on Beacon of Speech, I sent this short editorial to the Plain Dealer itself. It was rej...
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CNN v American History
Fred
  • Dec 15, 2020
  • 4 min

CNN v American History

I was sitting quietly in the basement, trying to figure out where a mystery cold breeze was coming from. The house was sealed up for the w...
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Cry for the Indians
Fred
  • Dec 15, 2020
  • 3 min

Cry for the Indians

I admit it, I liked the Indians name. Will I stop watching baseball because the Dolans changed the name? No, but almost everyone is missi...
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Woking the Woke
Fred
  • Dec 15, 2020
  • 3 min

Woking the Woke

Today I am not a free speech advocate. I am woke. Last week, Kyrie Irving, a basketball player for the New Jersey Nets, was fined by the ...
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