(ThyBlackMan.com) For the umpteenth time, Donald Trump is no conservative. He is an economic populist. When asked to name the top three functions of government, he said national security, health care and education. Two of the three named “duties” one does not find in Article I, Section 8 of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s human nature to develop methods of personal survival or providing for self-protection. They’re not the same for everyone, but many are common. Among those known to me, one predictable survival standard is that one should believe that a person will attempt to do that which she or he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The recent political climate in the U.S. has become absolutely polarizing, on issues ranging from immigration to gun control to women’s health. A huge factor in these fierce political debates is the candidate’s’ use of religion to fuel their arguments. For African Americans, this along with how the candidates ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’re afraid of surgery, there’s probably quite a good reason why your fear are justified. While the majority of operations go well, there are still hundreds of reported instances every year where things don’t go quite according to plan. In some cases, things go so seriously wrong that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Life is about success not perfection” – Alan Weiss A few years ago I wrote an article titled Is It Bad Reaching For Perfection where I talked about the reasons why going for perfection aren’t bad, but that it doesn’t take perfection for one to be successful. Almost 6 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the state of Texas, where I live, parents are usually awarded ‘co-conservator’ status in the rearing of a child. That law is intended to give both parents a fair amount of input and presence in the child’s life. Co-conservator may sound like it’s even, but statistically it works ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Those who have followed my writings know that I have been and will continue to be very critical of my Republican Party over the lack of real engagement with the Black community. I am now beginning to question whether there is room for Blacks in this Republican Party. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Whenever possible, one should think about the Republican Party in relation to its first successful leader, Abraham Lincoln. Like many of his quotes that possess a haunting, enduring, quality, one of my favorites so aptly applies to the 2016 Republican nomination race that it deserves repeating: “Elections belong to ...