(ThyBlackMan.com) Russell Vought is the ultimate Trumper. The head of the Office of Management and Budget just anointed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to wind down the U.S. Agency for International Development (“wind down” being one of his favorite words) had a new stunt to try out this week ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As Christians, we sometimes live below-average lives. Being people of God is construed by many to be sweatier, heavier and burdensome. Many are the times that people tell us that they are afraid to get saved because they do not know if they will manage to be all that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The French philosopher Albert Camus reportedly said, “Without work all life is rotten but when work is soulless, life stifles and dies. Now, historians are suggesting he may have not uttered or written those exact words but been paraphrased by one of his biographers. No matter. The sentiment is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Concerns about the Federal Reserve’s independence have grown following repeated attacks by President Donald Trump, including this week’s decision to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook based on questionable allegations. But this debate is too narrowly focused on the president’s political pressure, ignoring a growing danger in our system. It ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) These are dark days for American lovers of liberty, so any glimmers of light are especially welcome. Let’s start with “Sandwich Man.” The world knows him as the pink-shirted guy who shouted at federal agents patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C. After some aggressive language and pungent invitations to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Micah Parsons being traded to the Green Bay Packers is one of those rare NFL moments that will be talked about for decades. Every so often, a transaction comes along that not only shifts the fortunes of two franchises but also alters the competitive balance of the entire league. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Discussing and debating political history, whether domestic or international, is a cherished pastime which transcends cultural or geographic boundaries. In America, we love to verbally joust in barbershops, basements, and bars. We sit in the present, pontificating about what our certain course of action would be when uncertainty reigned ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) An epidemic of juvenile violent crimes endures. Why? The law presumes juveniles are intellectually and psychologically too immature to appreciate the wrongfulness of their violent ways and deserve leniency. But to borrow from Mr. Bumble in “Oliver Twist,” “If the law supposes that, the law is a a@@ — ...