(ThyBlackMan.com) Every day we are assaulted with more and more absurdities, irrational claims, government pronouncements and policies that make no sense at all. Eight months into the second Trump presidency we are witnessing the implosion and collapse of the Democratic Party as Trump places his stamp on the Republican Party ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Democrats and Republicans are having difficulty, with a single economic message. It’s puzzling because each party says, they work in the best interest of American workers. So, what is in the best interest of Americans, American workers, professional, blue collar, union, working-class Americans, and retired Americans? The short answer is economic growth and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Some headlines are just too stupid to pass by. Yes, this is the Trump era, and Trump being Trump and all that. But even so, there should be some things a president doesn’t say — or do. This is one. “Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) You’ve seen the video. Big-rig driver Harjinder Singh tries to make an illegal U-turn on a Florida turnpike. The semi-truck jackknifed and blocked all lanes of traffic. Those in the minivan destroyed in the Aug. 12 crash never had a chance. The collision killed the driver and two passengers. The ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) At this point in his second term, President Donald Trump has higher approval ratings than Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama in their second terms. According to the Real Clear Politics average of presidential approval polls, Trump, on Aug. 13, 2025, had a rating of 45.8%. G.W. Bush on ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan once said, “None of us is born to hate; intolerance is taught and can be untaught.” In March 2015, then-House Speaker John Boehner sent a formal letter to the Vatican, inviting Pope Francis to address a joint session of Congress. With his acceptance, the pope’s ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) My regular readers know I love old words, mostly words that were used frequently in daily dialogue between the years 1820 to 1920. This came about from reading novels of that period and watching motion pictures referencing said times. I cannot place my finger on it, but the character ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) President Donald Trump’s energy policy is utterly screwed up — if you assume America’s interests, and not pleasing his fossil fuel friends, is the objective. This came to the fore when trade adviser Peter Navarro hollered at India for buying Russian oil. Navarro called the purchases “opportunistic and deeply ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Maya Angelou is reported to have famously said, “When people show you who they are, believe them the first time.” In this world and in life, everyone shows us who they are. We all reveal ourselves every day one way or another; whether we are honorable or vile, whether ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) White supremacy, not the Constitution, is now the law of the land, courtesy of Donald Trump. It is no mean exaggeration to brand him America’s quasi-official White Supremacist-in-Chief. The long litany of racist horrors since Trump took office a second time has been the promotion of white nationalism, white ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There was a time when men were men and women were women. When men were dominant and ruled and women were submissive and obedient to the man, all men. It was a simpler time, less complicated time. It was a time with clear rules of social conduct and engagement ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “The political philosophy of black nationalism only means that the black man should control the politics and the politicians in his own community. The time when white people can come in our community and get us to vote for them so that they can be our political leaders and tell ...