(ThyBlackMan.com) In one of my recent columns, I talked about the value of being unreasonable. The premise of that column was based on a quote from British playwright George Bernard Shaw: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world, the unreasonable man adapts the world to himself; therefore, all progress is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The political climate of this nation is devastating. We are seeing leadership behave in a manner we could have never imagined. Trump has managed to embarrass this nation in ways that may be irreparable, and every “promise” he has made has been proven to be a lie. We live in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Billions and billions of American dollars are spent to battle substance abuse that overcomes so many people in America. The World Health Organization defines substance abuse as “the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs”. Substance abuse has become such a big problem that the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Denzel Washington may be the most accomplished actor of our generation. Like a chameleon, he’s morphed from the stern father in Fences to a dorky, introverted attorney in this meandering crime/drama/thriller. His talent is more than enough reason to sit through the two hours and nine minutes of misguided, anticlimactic ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A bill signed on November 1 by President Donald Trump sealed an unfortunate fate for consumers seeking financial justice. By signing H.J. Res. 111, both the President and Congress have together knocked down consumer protections to favor financial businesses and corporations. In Washington-speak, it’s about a rule that ends mandatory ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most challenging and important jobs for an economics professor is to teach students how little we know and can possibly know. My longtime friend and colleague Dr. Thomas Sowell says, “It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.” Nobel laureate Friedrich August ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A Rasmussen poll taken in 2013 asked American adults, “Are most white Americans racist?” “Are most Hispanic Americans racist?” and “Are most black Americans racist?” Of the three groups, the winner was blacks. Thirty-seven percent said most blacks were racist; 18 percent felt most Hispanics were racist; and 15 percent ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s a huge irony buried in the heinous and horrific mass carnage in Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs, Texas. The likelihood is that many of the shooting victims were Trump supporters. This is more than speculation. The shootings did not occur in deep blue California or Massachusetts. The targets of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) First of all, despite the Trump Administration’s efforts to kill (“repeal and replace”) the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it is still the law of the land, and because of the federal mandate, everyone is required to have some form of health insurance. However, since “45” and his team have declared ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you want to know what liberals are up to, all you have to do is listen to what they’re accusing conservatives of doing. You’ve heard the news – Donald Trump colluded with the Russians to rig the election and steal it from Hillary Clinton, its rightful owner. Only it ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should have been hanged for his desertion that led to severe injury and death for several soldiers that searched for him. As for the judge that essentially allowed him to walk free, his decision was a joke and undermined the credibility of the military’s judicial system. However, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Being a head coach is truly a leadership position. Head coaches not only teach athletes about how to get better, work within the team dynamic, and how to achieve goals but they must also must manage egos and team morale over the course of a season. Because of their life ...