(ThyBlackMan.com) “Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump The United Nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad! 4:41 PM – 26 Dec 2016” Winston Churchill famously said that “To ‘Jaw, Jaw’ is always better ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The final days of the Obama presidency are upon us. His popularity is rising with the economy, and with the increasingly stark contrasts to his successor. It is worth being clear about the legacy that he leaves behind. Barack Obama came to office facing the worst economic crisis since the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While substituting for radio talk-show host Glenn Beck last week, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Sheriff David Clarke pointed to the manifestly unsuitable presidential candidate that was Barack Hussein Obama in 2008 and compared the reaction of Obama detractors to his election with leftists’ response to the recent election of real ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Still shell-shocked from his party’s Nov. 8 beating, President Barack Obama said, “I’m confident that if I had run again and articulated it, I think I could’ve mobilized a majority of the American people to rally behind it” to win a third term. When the upstart New York Jets’ ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Van Jones should know a thing or two about mischaracterizations, false narratives and unequal comparisons. The CNN contributor was driven out of the Obama White House by Republicans who accused him of a ton of things—ranging from accusations he was a Communist, to charges he was a left wing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I disagree with Alexander Hamilton’s view of “central government” for a plethora of reasons, not least of which is my contention that he is responsible for enabling the federal government to operate outside of its means. With said as a caveat, I will say that his maxim, “When presidents ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Even the best things come to an end. After enjoying a quarter of a century of writing this column for Creators Syndicate, I have decided to stop. Age 86 is well past the usual retirement age, so the question is not why I am quitting, but why I kept ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the attributes of good leaders is that they are anxious to learn first-hand as much as possible about their charge. This does not seem to be the case with our President-elect, particularly as it pertains to national intelligence and national security. Having been in many military intelligence ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If you think the left is upset about president-elect Trump’s billionaire cabinet picks just wait until they hear about President Obama’s real-estate purchases! As President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama prepare to take their last Hawaiian vacation on the government dime, many are left wondering what’s next for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In late October of this year, then candidate Donald Trump gave a speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in which he outlined his plan for his first 100 days in office. It included three major areas of focus: cleaning up corruption in Washington, job creation and what many called a “law ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the main reasons Hillary Clinton lost the election had to do with perceived (and actual) security breaches with regards to her private email communications and the hacking of the Democratic Party. The recent report by the CIA that Russia was the likely culprit behind the DNC infiltration ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump was elected President November 8, 2016, and the Electoral College sealed that victory December 19, 2016. This reality of this election has shook America, and the world, to its core. The consequences of the election will be an ongoing discussion for days and years to come. However, I ...