(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something remarkable about the gun debate that has arisen in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Compared to years past, the argument on Capitol Hill is somewhat muted. Yes, members of the House of Representatives are yelling at each other, but that’s nothing unusual. But ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The untold story about “green energy” is that it can’t possibly be scaled up to provide anywhere near the energy to replace fossil fuels. (Unless we are headed back to the stone ages, which is what some of the “de-growth” advocates favor). Right now, the United States gets about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Both Republicans and Democrats have issues with the power and influence of “Big Tech.” Unfortunately, to derail these mammoth corporations, reckless “anti-trust” legislation, the American Innovation and Choice Act (S. 2992), is moving through the U.S. Senate at lightning speed. It will make whatever problems exist with this industry ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Monkeypox is a pox virus and is related to the variola virus, which caused smallpox. That once dreaded disease was declared eradicated in 1980. The symptoms of monkeypox are similar to but milder than smallpox. Infected people develop flu-like symptoms — fever, body aches, chills — but also swollen ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) An unusual split on the Supreme Court this week put at least a temporary halt to enforcement of a conservative-backed state law prohibiting Big Tech from removing posts based on their views. A Court that most often splits on predictable lines split this time on unpredictable ones: Justices Brett ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On the heels of yet another mass shooting, we are once again hearing renewed calls to repeal the Second Amendment or make ownership of some (or all) weapons illegal. But is the ability to own firearms the problem? Particularly in issues involving strong opinions and heated political rhetoric, facts ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The scene at the Delavan Grider Community Center earlier this month was a far too familiar one in our nation: a president and first lady comforting grieving families after another mass shooting. Once again, a killer’s easy access to powerful guns lethalized hatred. This time, the mass shooting at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have no desire to embarrass anyone who is obese. Nor am I here to criticize or insult or accuse. Quite the contrary. I’m here to help, knowing firsthand how difficult it can be to shed unwanted pounds and how self-conscious we can be when we’re overweight. But the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you noticed? The exact minute that the shooting in Uvalde took place the “MEME-ers” came out in full force. Instagram, Twitter, Tik-Tok, Snapchat and even that platform for old people: Facebook had feeds that became chock full of graphic images with in your face “facts” that “settled” the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Racism is a longstanding social illness in the United States of America. Seemingly, there is no cure for it. It has been with us for as long as I can remember. The result of it has created heartache and heartbreak. Lives have been lost and it has left the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was watching a press conference after an NBA playoff game. The losing coach approached the microphone. As he started talking about what went wrong, he began to cry. He discussed what he could have done better and what happens moving forward. In fact, when I look back on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Once again, so-called pro-life pundits and politicians responded by pontificating about all of the possible causes of the shooting tragedy, like mental illness, while willfully ignoring the role of white supremacy and easy access to firearms … while every peer nation is home to men who have been radicalized, ...