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When Mohamed Salah is Done Playing, He Will be Bigger Than Messi or Ronaldo
Right now, Mohamed Salah makes around $20 million a year playing for Premier League leader Liverpool. Saleh is 32 years old, and he is at...

Fred
Jan 8, 20252 min read


Joe Biden Staggers into the Sunset
Biden at Medal Ceremony (May be Photoshopped) So yesterday, outgoing President Joe Biden gave the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19...

Fred
Jan 5, 20253 min read


The 'Big 4' of Metal - According to a Human
Thrash Metal Metallica Anthrax Megadeth Slayer When people say "The Big Four," this is what they mean. Why do I have to spell it out...

Fred
Jan 4, 20254 min read


I Am Not Smart
We don't sell anything here at Beacon of Speech. We barely even exist. We talk about Free Speech issues, sure, but at any given moment we...

Fred
Jan 3, 20251 min read


Jimmy Carter was a Good Man, Nancy Armour is just a B!tch
Do you know how an obituary is supposed to work in America? When a public figure dies, you're supposed to write nice things about him or...

Fred
Dec 30, 20243 min read


Wix's Open AI Scam
Last year I bitched that our host, Wix, doubled their price without a significant upgrade in services. I know, this is America, and I...

Fred
Dec 28, 20242 min read


Goodbye, Christopher Beem
Editor's Note: I caught a Christmas Cold and have been unable to focus. So, instead of writing, I have been doing some housecleaning. In...

Fred
Dec 26, 20241 min read


Beyoncé's Cultural Appropriation
We mostly write about Rock, Metal, and Punk at Beacon of Speech, but we are certainly aware of other genres of music. As the Beyoncé...

Fred
Dec 25, 20242 min read


Either the Best, or Worst, Apocalypse Movie Ever
I just finished watching 2023's independent film Apocalypse Clown. I have absolutely no idea what I just watched. Without giving out too...

Fred
Dec 24, 20241 min read


Kirk Herbstreit Should be Expelled as an Ohio State Alumni
When I was only 4 days old, going home from the hospital in suburban Cleveland, and Woodstock was ending hundreds of miles away in...

Fred
Dec 20, 20243 min read


Rand Paul Can Shut the Hell Up - Part II
A year ago, Rand Paul was the catalyst behind the #NeverHaley movement. What was Paul's beef with Nikki Haley? Supposedly Nimarata Nikki...

Fred
Dec 19, 20242 min read


Musical Diary 12/18/24
I love Punk and Metal, but I was raised on the Beatles and Classic Rock. Sometimes, because of this, I get really strange Earworms: From...

Fred
Dec 18, 20241 min read


What About Manifestos?
RIP Chappelle's Show: 2006 At our heart, Beacon of Speech is a Free Speech website. Unfortunately, today, we have to talk about...

Fred
Dec 15, 20247 min read


Beacon of Speech Defeats Metal Mofos
We try to live by the Golden Rule here at Beacon of Speech. We don't want to be harassed out of existence, so we try not to bludgeon a...

Fred
Dec 15, 20242 min read


Paying for Lies at Rolling Stone
Back in 2006, a Stripper accused 3 Duke University Lacrosse Students of raping her. The story polarized the nation as it went viral that...

Fred
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Jimmy DiMora and Joe Biden: Now Linked by the History Books
Jimmy DiMora was the former Cuyahoga County Commissioner here in Northeast Ohio. He ran his office like a mob boss for the Democrat...

Fred
Dec 13, 20242 min read


Bot Content vs. AI Content vs. Human Content in Syria
I was scrolling endlessly last night, devouring every nugget of information as the Syrian Government collapsed and the Syrian Rebels...

Fred
Dec 8, 20242 min read


Donald Trump's Shrewdest Decision
Back in 2019, the United States was in Syria. Russia was in Syria. Iran was in Syria. Turkey was bombing Syria. ISIS was in Syria. Even...

Fred
Dec 7, 20243 min read


Gene Simmons, Sensitive Artist?
Earlier this week, I read an article that Gene Simmons was chirping that "Rock is Dead." I have read that same article quoting Simmons...

Fred
Dec 7, 20242 min read


20 Requests for WCSB
My son is a new DJ at college radio station WCSB . Instead of sending requests to him every week, I am creating a list of 20 obscure...

Fred
Dec 4, 20242 min read


Michigan Did NOT Return to the National Championship Game
From August 16 : "I keep reading at Second Take how Ohio State is overrated, Michigan is going to return to the Big 10 Championship Game,...

Fred
Dec 2, 20242 min read


The End
When I was working on one of my last articles, I was angry and just wanted the piece to end. I didn't have a good image in mind to...

Fred
Nov 30, 20241 min read


Top 50 Epically Awesome Long Songs
Long as defined as 10+ minutes in duration. It is going to take you well over 2,000 minutes to listen to this entire article. You may...

Fred
Nov 29, 20248 min read


Qatar STILL Sucks
Back in the year 2010, FIFA awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Right from the rip, world denizens...

Fred
Nov 28, 20242 min read
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