(ThyBlackMan.com) America is struggling to describe what it is living through in President Donald Trump’s second term. The language we keep reaching for — “authoritarian,” “strongman,” “dictator” — doesn’t quite fit. Those words imply a rupture…a dramatic overthrow of democracy. What we are witnessing instead appears more incremental, more procedural, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I watched the coverage of the joint American-Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities with a profound sense of relief and long-overdue justice. Back in January 2006, I wrote “Iran: A Ticking Nuclear Bomb” to highlight then-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust denial and the regime’s explicit threats to wipe Israel ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During my time as a public servant in the state of Ohio, I learned a simple truth: markets work best when they are open, competitive, and accountable. When they are not, families pay the price. That’s why a recent lawsuit filed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and the U.S. Department ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every March, Women’s History Month brings a familiar rhythm of celebration—panels, proclamations, and tributes to pioneers who shattered glass ceilings. Those stories matter. But if we are honest, the story of women in America cannot be told without confronting another truth: this nation has been built, quite literally, on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sometimes a verse of scripture is so well known, so easily remembered and so often quoted, that it seems almost banal to focus on it, or examine it for study or meditation. Psalm 8:4 is one such verse; for who can misunderstand so simple and straightforward a scripture. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week in his State of the Union address, President Trump asked a question that truly should be pondered at a deeper level. When he asked the simple question, “Stand if you believe that the duty of the government is to protect American citizens over illegal aliens,” the response ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are two sports analogies we can use to exemplify the need for intergenerational unity within the Black community. The “next man up” mentality is a sports-driven philosophy emphasizing preparedness, resilience, and adaptability, where teammates are ready to step in and perform at a high level when a starter ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Two weeks ago, February seventeenth to be exact, Jesse Jackson died. It was not a surprise as he had been sick for the past couple of years; but you still are surprised when death finally arrives. When a major figure dies within our community, Blacks are quick to monitor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most contentious subjects relating to end-time events is this event, known as the rapture, and the contention has to do with two things in particular. First and foremost, the word “rapture” does not appear in the Bible, and secondly there is great debate as to when ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “If the stars were made to worship, so will I” (Psalm 147:4) There is a point, a space in time, somewhere above the clouds, but before the stars appear. Where the noise of our daily lives — drops away. And all that is left is a vast, empty, silent ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m gonna keep this brief. This is at the drop of a dime, and I have to write about this, or I will be in my feelings. So in this rant, you are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge. Often, I wonder if people on their ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “We are in a post constitutional moment in our country. Our constitutional institutions, understandings, and practices have all been transformed, over decades, away from the words on the paper into a new arrangement—a new regime if you will—that pays only lip service to the old Constitution.” – Russell Vought, president, Center ...