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In Defense of Clarence Thomas
John Blake at CNN inexplicably took a run at Clarence Thomas yesterday. Blake's writing usually has the gravitas and thoroughness that...

Fred
Sep 12, 20233 min read


Cleveland is NOT Dangerous...According to Cleveland.com
On Saturday, I saw a story at the Daily Mail: 10 Most Dangerous Cities in America Cleveland is ALWAYS on those lists, so I clicked the...

Fred
Sep 10, 20232 min read


Beacon of Speech vs. Tucker Carlson
3 months ago, we arguably got the most hate mail we ever received for taking a run at Tucker Carlson. But last week Tucker Carlson said...

Fred
Sep 9, 20233 min read


Top 5 American Riots This Decade
Axios just came out with a list of January 6th rioters that got over a decade in prison. Just a reminder, January 6th was not the worst...

Fred
Sep 7, 20234 min read


Jimmy Buffett v Steve Harwell
Jimmy Buffett passed away last week and Steve Harwell passed away today. Their deaths symbolically represent the decline of the American...

Fred
Sep 4, 20233 min read


Miscellaneous Headlines in College Football for Labor Day
Nepo Baby Wins Big Game Don't get me wrong, Shedeur Sanders has a ton of talent, but the reason Deion Sanders went into coaching was to...

Fred
Sep 3, 20232 min read


CNN's Relentless Spin
One of the lead stories on CNN today was this Opinion piece: Now I couldn't get a better lit screen shot, but you can see that the "Radio...

Fred
Sep 2, 20231 min read


The Precious Pumpkin Parable
Last fall, we had bought some mini pumpkins, about the size of a softball, at a local farm. I told my teenagers to make sure they were...

Fred
Sep 2, 20231 min read


Rolling Stone's Ridiculousness Moment
You remember when MTV begged teens to scream at their parents until they called their cable provider to add MTV? That was a long time...

Fred
Aug 29, 20232 min read


The Complicated Question of Racism in the Premier League
In 2021-2022, I enjoyed Steve Cooper's run as the manager of Nottingham Forest. They had a number of big Cup wins and had an electric run...

Fred
Aug 27, 20234 min read


Let's Break Down Trump's Propaganda
We admit it, we mostly treat Donald Trump with kid gloves at Beacon of Speech. If you want ferocious investigative reporting against...

Fred
Aug 25, 20232 min read


Russian Conspiracy Theories
According to Nic Robertson at CNN: There's a noticeable change in Putin's public behavior. Here's why. Then Nic Roberston talks for 2...

Fred
Aug 24, 20234 min read


Top 10 Sports Movies of All Time
Every talk radio hack that has ever existed has beaten this topic into the ground. But I came across a list so bad today- I had to rebut...

Fred
Aug 20, 20233 min read


The Conspiracy in Hawaii was Negligence
I saw that meme this morning. The author made multiple good points that I had to respond to: How could I make such a "bold" statement?...

Fred
Aug 19, 20231 min read


I See A Scam
So I saw this Inkblot Test at the Daily Mail: I immediately said "it looks like the side view of 2 Juggalos standing back to back." Then...

Fred
Aug 16, 20232 min read


Our Evening with Hair Metal Hits
My son was working the Dunk Booth at the local street festival when inclement weather approached. We didn't want him to get stuck in the...

Fred
Aug 13, 20232 min read


Expel Bud Selig from the Hall of Fame
We are not fans of Bud Selig here at Beacon of Speech. Not. At. All. From Beacon of Speech in 2017: "Today Bud Selig is being inducted...

Fred
Aug 11, 20233 min read


What is Lil Tay's Penalty?
Let me regale you in a story from my youth. Back in 1993, I was all about alternative and punk music. I had heard an urban legend that an...

Fred
Aug 10, 20233 min read


Treating Women as Equals is Now White Privilege?
In evil America, the USMNT and the USWNT make about the same amount of money. Technically, in the previous two World Cup cycles, the...

Fred
Aug 8, 20234 min read


Things Could Be Worse
My Dad always told me to compare myself to the best, not to the worst. He gave me that sage advice based on advice given to him by my...

Fred
Aug 7, 20231 min read


Will the Real Vladimir Putin Please Stand Up, Please Stand Up
5 years ago, Vladimir Putin was a Rock Star. He loved to be in front of the camera, he loved to look cool. Even European Punk Bands made...

Fred
Aug 6, 20234 min read


You No Score Goals, You No Win Game
We root for the USWNT. That is a fact. Yet we rarely write about them. The reason being is that they just win. They win all the time....

Fred
Aug 6, 20233 min read


Did You Vote for the President...And His Family?
Hunter Biden is 53 years old. I am 53 years old. I am sick and tired of seeing his ugly mug on TV. I love my Dad, but when I want to see...

Fred
Aug 5, 20232 min read


The Curse of Nothing Compares 2 U
1990's omnipotent song about loss, Nothing Compares 2 U, has been called: The Greatest #1 Hit of the 90's - Troy Smith at cleveland.com...

Fred
Aug 4, 20234 min read
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