(ThyBlackMan.com) Every time a reporter asks me if I would support a carbon tax, I always say that I might if it led to a dollar-for-dollar reduction in income or payroll tax rates. And the new energy tax would have to replace onerous greenhouse gas regulations. And every time I ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) A home is so much more than just a roof over your head. It is a place in which the raw clay of experience sculpts memories. It is a vehicle through which you can communicate your own personal style through the decoration and furnishings. And, let us be honest, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The hyperbole, histrionics and aggressive selling of socialism to the masses over the last two years belies the fact that the political establishment and those on the left are desperate and scared as hell. As I’ve articulated previously in this space (and more than once), these folks rightly arrived ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Growing up, my uncle and my father were my two main family influences. I took what I observed and learned from them into adulthood before tweaking those for my own temperament and experiences. My father was more of a diplomat in life: an extrovert, avoided conflict when possible, even ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There are times, especially during the holiday, that the expenses accumulate and can become very overwhelming. Even for those with a steady income, gifts, dinners and holiday parties can become intimidating and deplete your savings that you have worked hard to accrue. For those who do not have large ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Joe Biden, the 76-year-old former Vice President and long-term Democratic Senator from Delaware, finally threw his hat into the ring for his party’s nomination for president. As the frontrunner in nearly every poll, in normal times Biden would have a relatively easy path to the nomination. But these are ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’re like me, every time you hear a news reporter or anchor talk about how great the nation’s economy is, you wonder what world they are living in. Certainly, these journalists are not referring to the ongoing struggle to make ends meet that so much of Black America ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few things in life are as certain as the obligation to pay taxes, and few things feel as stressful. Yearly changes in the government’s federal tax code can make the already difficult process downright confusing. As a result, even the most seasoned of taxpayers can miss or overlook opportunities ...