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Kudos to Chick-Fil-A
Since the pandemic, the quality of to go/drive-thru service at restaurants has steeply declined. Let me be clear, I'm not saying whether...

Fred
Jul 27, 20202 min read


You're Going to Get What You Deserve -or- The Covid 19 Chronicles (Part II)
In December of 2019, Dr. Li Wenliang went to social media and reported a "SARS-like" virus at a Wuhan Seafood Market. The Chinese...

Fred
Jul 26, 20203 min read


In Defense of... NoBunny?????
In the last week, I have read about sexual misconduct charges in varying degrees about these bands: The Growlers The Frights The...

Fred
Jul 25, 20202 min read


A Beacon of Speech/CNN Quiz
Went to CNN at 9 AM today to see what was in the news. Hmmm. Lot's of Covid-19 information, that's depressing. Let's head on over to the...

Fred
Jul 21, 20202 min read


#StopHateForProfit
I'm no fan of Mark Zuckerberg, but this whole boycott Facebook thing has me a bit perplexed. When Facebook first started, it was...

Fred
Jul 20, 20205 min read


Is It an Act of God?
I clicked on a link at the Drudge Report: Coronavirus: Is It an Act of God? The source of the story was the Jerusalem Post. First let's...

Fred
Jul 20, 20202 min read


Miscellaneous Music (July 2020)
Since the Pandemic Broke: No new Sports! (Unless you like UFC.) No new Movies! (Unless you liked Becky.) No new TV Shows! (Except for...

Fred
Jul 16, 20202 min read


The Covid-19 War
In the last 2-3 days, I have read the same narrative from teachers "I Love my Students, I Don't Want to Die in the Classroom." I don't...

Fred
Jul 16, 20204 min read


In Defense of....Red Bull???
This cancel culture business is really getting out of hand. A bunch of people at Red Bull were fired for being smart asses and making a...

Fred
Jul 16, 20201 min read


Great White Mess
Back when I was employed at Iron Mountain, I worked with a bunch of guys who thought that music peaked in the late 1980's with Hair...

Fred
Jul 13, 20203 min read


Toilet Paper: A Short Story
When I was a kid, I had read that people were forced to use the pages of the Sears Catalog for Toilet Paper during the Great Depression....

Fred
Jul 9, 20202 min read


What if Trump Dies?
Last month, I wrote an article that asked What if Biden Dies? After publishing the article, the feedback I received wasn't exactly what I...

Fred
Jul 5, 20203 min read


Goodbye Redskins -or- Conor Orr can Suck It
Apparently the PC crowd has claimed its biggest prize yet, the name and logo of the Washington Redskins. We here at Beacon of Speech are...

Fred
Jul 3, 20203 min read


I'm the Man
I'm so bad, I should be in detention.

Fred
Jul 3, 20202 min read


You're Going To Get What You Deserve -or- The Covid 19 Chronicles
At some point I became exasperated that a pandemic became a political football and had to step back so I wouldn't type something I would...

Fred
Jul 1, 20203 min read


60 State Solution
The Democratic Party claims that it isn't fair that Washington, Douglass Commonwealth isn't a state and is moving to make it the 51st...

Fred
Jun 30, 20203 min read


When Sports Re-Open (Part III)
A few days back, we wrote about the riots after Liverpool won the Premier League. Now don't get me wrong, you shouldn't burn down your...

Fred
Jun 28, 20203 min read


In Defense of Liverpool
Despite being a member of the Premiere League's "Big 6," Liverpool hasn't actually ended the season at the Top of the Table in 30 years....

Fred
Jun 27, 20202 min read


Prince the Prophet
When I was a kid, I had my Mom buy Prince's album 1999 for me. I never gave it a second thought about the content or of Prince's...

Fred
Jun 25, 202010 min read


More Statues Coming Down
Editor's Note: We are returning to Guest Author Ms. Frederica Hunt for this one. You might as well start tearing down the rest of the...

Fred
Jun 20, 20203 min read


Big Riots in Cleveland Arrive? (III) ***crickets***
So on Monday, I called my shot. Kenta Settles was beaten up pretty bad by some Garfield Heights (Ohio) cops. The story hit the local...

Fred
Jun 18, 20203 min read


When Sports Re-Open (Part II)
2 months ago, America was shut down and sports was the last thing on anyone's mind. Well, except for mine. With kidney stone surgery...

Fred
Jun 17, 20209 min read


What Daily Life in the US Would Actually Be Like Without Police
That was the article at CNN Today. Who wrote that article, I wondered? Before I look, if CNN had journalistic integrity they would pick...

Fred
Jun 17, 20201 min read


Big Riots in Cleveland are Almost Here (II)
On Monday, we sent a link to the Daily Mail at 5:00 PM from cleveland.com. We called our shot at Beacon of Speech and said "uh-oh, big...

Fred
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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