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Nick Saban: Last of the College Football Oligarchs
I don't want to turn this into an Anti-Saban Manifesto, but Nick Saban has a lot of balls taking a run at Texas A & M: Alabama Football...

Fred
May 19, 20222 min read


Guess Who Didn't Win a Pulitzer? (Part III) -or- Putin Screwed Me
Last year I entered to win a Pulitzer in Commentary and lost. Not everyone can win, I understand that, but after seeing who did win, I...

Fred
May 15, 20222 min read


Tate Reeves: American Taliban
What the hell is wrong with this country? Last week we had an inappropriately glib take on the abortion argument "Top 10 Songs about...

Fred
May 10, 20222 min read


Covid: Technically it was Fairly Predictable
Very rarely do I speak for Beacon of Speech partner Ted, but we are going to pull the curtain back here a little bit on our website...

Fred
May 8, 20225 min read


Media Whore Phoebe Bridgers -or- Top 10 Songs About Abortion
Yesterday, folk musician Phoebe Bridgers was spouting off about her abortion at CNN. Dammit, it's not that hard of a concept. If you have...

Fred
May 5, 20223 min read


Baker Mayfield is Playing it All Wrong
Since the Browns traded for Deshaun Watson, Baker Mayfield is pissed and I don't blame him. But he is playing "the game" in a poor...

Fred
May 4, 20222 min read


The Torture of Will Ferrell -or- What Lies Beneath the Surface
I just awoke from an amazing dream. I dreamt that my wife and I were on a cruise ship for our anniversary and Will Ferrell had the cabin...

Fred
May 1, 20222 min read


Cleveland Browns Fans are S-C-R-E-W-E-D
Do you know who the biggest a-hole in the NFL is (that's not the Commissioner?) Now some of you may say it's Jerry Jones, because he has...

Fred
Apr 22, 20226 min read


Harry and Meghan Soundtrack
If I could change one thing about the Daily Mail (UK), I would change the way they cover Harry and Meghan. How so? I wish they wouldn't...

Fred
Apr 19, 20221 min read


Evolution of the Left
I saw this meme on social media and it really bothered me. In 1917: The Worker In 1936: The Worker In 1968: The Free Speech Advocate In...

Fred
Apr 18, 20223 min read


Ukraine: Addition by Subtraction Part III
Lead Story at CNN: Ukraine Won't Give Up Territory in East to End War Sadly, there's a scenario that makes Zelensky's words a moot point....

Fred
Apr 18, 20222 min read


Cut Zack Steffen, Dammit
I just finished watching Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-2 in the FA Cup semifinals. The difference in the two evenly matched teams?...

Fred
Apr 16, 20222 min read


An Embarrassment for Atletico Madrid
I am a casual American Soccer Fan. If you asked me who my favorite Spanish team was, I'd probably say Atletico Madrid. Barcelona and Real...

Fred
Apr 14, 20223 min read


CNN is Still Under Zucker's Shadow
These were the headlines at CNN and the Daily Mail, respectfully, last Sunday. About 1 PM Sunday to be more precise. Within 24 hours, the...

Fred
Apr 12, 20221 min read


Melnyk Out!
5 years ago, we placed a bounty on the owner of the Ottawa Senators, Eugene Melnyk. Not a real bounty, mind you, but a playful one, like...

Fred
Apr 9, 20223 min read


A Series of Very Unpopular Opinions
Why in the hell was Bruce Willis still working? Bruce Willis was beloved, but his professional decline wasn't unnoticed. He was 67 years...

Fred
Apr 8, 20223 min read


The Slap: A Post-Racial, First World Problem
I swore I wouldn't write about The Slap. I swore I wouldn't write about The Slap. I swore I wouldn't write about The Slap. It's 'Utterly...

Fred
Apr 5, 20222 min read


Ukraine: Addition by Subtraction Part II
Last month, we pleaded with Volodymyr Zelensky to accept terms of surrender that included ceding the Donetsk Oblast, the Luhansk Oblast,...

Fred
Apr 3, 20223 min read


An Unconventional Review: Sing Backwards and Weep
While battling the local version of the cold virus, my dear Mother brought me over a copy of Mark Lanegan's book Sing Backwards and Weep....

Fred
Mar 28, 20222 min read


Qatar Here We Come !!!!
With the USMNT's victory over Panama, the Americans have (all but) sealed their ticket to Qatar this fall. Let's review the top half of...

Fred
Mar 27, 20222 min read


The Donald Trump Paradox
To both my Father, and my Father-in-Law's, chagrin, I am not, and never was, a Donald Trump fan. But this headline at CNN earlier in the...

Fred
Mar 27, 20223 min read


Kyiv Calling
It may not be the perfect Clash cover, but it more than makes up for that fact with passion and historical significance. Here's Beton's...

Fred
Mar 22, 20221 min read


Is the Father of All Bombs Coming Tomorrow?
Earlier in the day, I published the article: Are We the Evil Universe? Sadly, we may be. As I tore through the news from Ukraine and...

Fred
Mar 20, 20221 min read


Are We the Evil Universe?
Earlier this week on the website Futurism: Scientists Say There May Be a Mirror Universe in Which Time Runs Backwards Hmmm. There's a...

Fred
Mar 20, 20222 min read
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