Butker speech at Benedictine College sparks backlash
Catholic kicker Harrison Butker delivered a commencement address at Benedictine College in Atchison Kansas, drawing fire over remarks on marriage and Pride Month. About 130000 have signed a petition to fire him while the NFL issued a statement distancing the league from his views. Butker defends his critique of contemporary culture as protection for free expression.
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Parker defends free speech amid campus cancel culture
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker notes comedians and speakers face hostility on campuses as some audiences label irreverence as mean. She cites Nick Butker remarks on homemaker gender roles, praises his courage, and urges defending speakers against “cancer culture” while stressing economic realities for homemaking.
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Money and speech in American campaign finance history
The piece traces how money shaped political speech from Truman’s 1948 campaign to Supreme Court rulings and reform efforts. It notes Citizens United, the rise of independent groups, and the shift away from party finance toward PACs, with limited public funding uptake and low tax checkoff participation.
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Who Makes the Rules for Men’s Fashion
A reader questions who sets fashion standards for men, citing a New York Times piece on untucked shirts. The column notes guidelines for shirt length and style, while the author—addressing themes of personal choice and authority—asserts men should decide their own attire, jokingly turning to his wife for opinions.
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Timothy Olyphant Turns 56 On This May Day
A compact birthday roundup noting Timothy Olyphant turns 56 today alongside a list of notable figures born on this date. It also recalls historical facts about the 1916 Norman Rockwell cover on the Saturday Evening Post and other trivia including the 1989 Preakness closest finish and John Stuart Mill's quote.
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