(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve all heard it a million times: “You need an emergency fund!” But what does that really mean, and how much should you actually save for one? The concept of an emergency fund is simple: it’s the money you set aside for those unexpected, inevitable situations—things like a job ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In November 2024, 77,284,118 people voted for Donald J. Trump to be the leader of the US government. Some voted for him to bring down prices. Others voted for him to radically shake things up in the American social and political body. If it meant breaking things up or ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hit and run accidents can render victims helpless and unsure of their next steps. In Ontario, a city in Southern California’s San Bernardino County, located 35 miles east of Los Angeles, specific legal options are available to pursue justice. Understanding your rights and actions after such an incident is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) History may not perfectly repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Two protectionist episodes — the infamous Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 and the Trump-era tariffs of today — offer a striking example. Both emerged from economic nostalgia and fear of change. Both were politically attractive. And both were costly, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It feels strange talking about the world’s richest man, only 53 years old, in the past tense. But that somehow seems appropriate for Elon Musk, who weeks ago was considered Donald Trump’s co-president. Now he’s clearly falling off that high perch, just as Tesla, his star asset, reports net ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump ran on a platform of peace, economic revitalization, prosperity, secure borders, domestic tranquility and order. He won in a landslide because people were thirsty for a so-called “America First” common-sense program. However, in three months Trump has only delivered on the border security issue while his domestic, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In today’s competitive marketplace, branded merchandise is more than just a logo on a t-shirt or pen—it’s a physical extension of your brand identity. When done right, merchandise has the power to foster loyalty, create lasting impressions, and even start conversations that extend far beyond the initial point of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael McDonald, one of my hometown buddies from St. Louis and of the Doobie Brothers fame once said in a song: “What a fool believes he sees, no wiseman has the power to reason away; ‘cause what seems to be is always better than nothing at all.” What a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have previously written about the dangerous consequences of America intentionally sabotaging its “soft power.” Doing so has occasioned an opportunity for Russia and China to assume more prominent roles in the mediation, adjudication, and manipulation of global affairs. These two nations are not merely our political and economic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In today’s fast-paced digital world, businesses of all sizes face an ever-growing threat of cyberattacks. From ransomware to phishing scams, cybercriminals are continuously coming up with new ways to breach security defenses. If you’re relying solely on traditional security measures to protect your organization, you might be leaving yourself ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I see many similarities today that spawned the American Revolution, except that the arrogance and lack of concern for the victims of their harmful regulations and policies come from Washington, DC. It is taught that the American Revolutionary War started on this date in April 1775 with the battles ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Because of your particular circumstances, you might not agree that our world is broken and heading swiftly towards perdition, but the vast majority of ordinary people out there are under no such illusion. The angst suffered by ordinary people is so great that only if you are cosseted by ...