Sam Blackledge was the 2018 valedictorian of Illinois’ West Prairie High School. As per tradition, he had prepared a speech to give before his classmates during the graduation ceremony. Minutes before Blackledge was to take the stage, however, school administrators demanded that the 18 year old modify his speech. The ordered alterations included the removal…

Everyone remembers reading a book in high school English that was supposedly a classic but just felt like a waste of time. “GQ” recently released an article titled “21 Books You Don’t Have to Read” that aimed to dethrone some so-called classics that really have seen better days. Unfortunately, the books “GQ” describes as “racist…sexist”…

It is a strange situation. One of the most popular fast food chains in the country is not welcome in the country’s most populous city because the owners of the fast food chain openly practice their faith, which is the most common faith in the country. This sounds like something out of either a bad…

Facebook was in the national spotlight this week, but the social media giant would probably have preferred to remain in the shadows. The investigation is officially under scrutiny about the abuse of Facebook user’s data and the social media website’s roll in spreading fake news. The joint session of the Senate Commerce and Judiciary committees’…

Social media outlets have been fielding accusations of suppressing Christian and conservative viewpoints for some time. Facebook found itself back in the spotlight of that debate just before Easter for its response to Franciscan University’s series of advertisements. Franciscan University is a Catholic university in Steubenville, Ohio with approximately 2,500 students. Just before Easter, the…

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