This isn't so much an article, but a series of links. Back in the Spring of 1997, I was an intern at Le Sueur-Henderson High School. I...

Following up on an a 2016 Beacon of Speech article, Who Owns WJTB? (Part I): The short answer, as proclaimed by the FCC, is no one. On...

One of my favorite songs of all time is California Uber Alles. Which version? They are all great, in various ways... 1979- The Dead...

I'm so sick and tired of ESPN advancing the agenda that the NFL is prejudice because Colin Kaepernick is not getting signed by any teams....

In America, the news media saturates the airwaves with news of the "1%." But what of the "1%" in the Middle East? You don't hear too...

This might be one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Editor's Note: Ted saw this last week on Antenna TV. We discussed this clip...

On May 30, 2017, LeBron James was the victim of vandalism and harassment. That is a fact. On May 31, 2017, LeBron James said “No matter...

Before the advent of such musical platforms as Pandora, Slacker, and Apple Music, music labels used to bundle artists and sell cheap CDs...

Our family eats at McDonald's way too much. The last time we were there, though, I noticed something strange, a giant poster in the...

So I did a quick screen grab this morning. My response to Chris Cillizza is... "duh." Whenever there's a problem, businessmen bark "you...

I'm not the biggest fan of Beyoncé, but two things happened this weekend that made me like her a little more: #1: There was a really well...

Welcome to Blog Post #100 Kind of surprised to be here. Let's do some light slander today, shall we? Back in the mid-90's, I was...

(On May 15, 2017, about 3:45 A.M. I had a very intense nightmare about hell. At the end of my dream, I was warned by not to publish my...

All of you loyal Beacon of Speech readers know my affinity for Punk Music. Well, while searching for some new music on iTunes I came...

The video starts with an ominous warning "all the signs of a looming war on the Korean Peninsula are surfacing, watching each country...

Coming home from work yesterday, the local sports talk affiliate "the Fan" was talking about how people's attitudes have changed since...

I like to think of myself as fairly well read on current events. I speak often of my fondness and disdain of multiple news sites. Well,...

10 years ago this month the movie Smokin' Aces came out on DVD. A glorious mess of a movie, it's greatest sin was being too ambitious......

A week ago I wrote about the scam of the NFL Draft and made a few predictions for my local home team, the Cleveland Browns. Since I...

Last week I did a blog entry entitled Top 10 Strange Stories set to Song. One of the songs on that list was Billy the Mountain by Frank...

In Episode #53 of Beacon of Speech I said that "everyone wants Freedom of Speech in America for themselves, but not for that other guy."...

Last week the Detroit Red Wings missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in 25 years. Please re-read that. 25 YEARS! When I...

The greatest scam in pro sports is the NFL Draft. Why you ask? Because it generates its own cottage industry without actually playing...

Earlier this week, guitarist J Geils died. Namesake of the classic rock icons, the J Geils Band, they had 9 Top 40 hits in America, but...