READER POLL: Who Gave the Best Commencement Speech? Kermit the Frog, Dawn Moore, Wes Moore or JD Vance?

Anti-Trans Swimmer Bizarrely Rages Against Kermit The Frog For Giving Commencement Speech

Transphobic former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines had social media users scratching their heads after she took issue with—of all things—the University of Maryland for having Kermit the Frog give a commencement speech at graduation.It makes sense that Kermit would do so given that his creator, the late puppeteer and animator Jim Henson, graduated from the university. But Gaines said Kermit's inclusion was inappropriate and the time would have be…

Kermit the Frog’s Commencement Remarks Inspire

Kermit the Frog celebrated the class of 2025 at his University of Maryland commencement address.

READER POLL: Who gave the best commencement speech? Kermit the Frog, Dawn Moore, Wes Moore or JD Vance?

This graduation season, the biggest names to deliver commencement addresses to Maryland institutions came from the heights of government and puppeteering. Friday at the U.S. Naval Academy, Vice President JD Vance called out the previous administration’s foreign policy, trumpeted technology investments and called on midshipmen to take “multiple perspectives” as leaders. The evening prior, Kermit the Frog’s speech to University of Maryland, Colleg…

JD Vance warns "Era of Uncontested US Dominance Is Over"

(OPINION) In a commencement address at the U.S. Naval Academy on May 23, 2025, Vice President JD Vance delivered a stark message to graduates, declaring that the “era of uncontested U.S. dominance is over.” Speaking in Annapolis, Maryland, Vance highlighted a significant shift in global dynamics, emphasizing the rising challenges posed by nations like China […]

Kermit, with an inspiring speech before the University of Maryland's 2025 graduation year, points out that his creator Jim Henson and his wife Jane were both graduates of the University and fans of the Maryland Terrapins. Kermit encouraged the students to be aware that no one has to stand alone. Now there is no guarantee that the show is always good or that it will go off without a hitch or it doesn't have its hecklers. But the show must go on a…

By Alfredo Jalife Rahme Constantin von Hoffmeister (CvH), who has made geopolitics a fascinating literary reading, dissects the graduation speech of the Catholic Vice President and former Marine JD Vance at the Annapolis Naval Academy (https://bit.ly/4kz87Ak) on the advent of the world