(ThyBlackMan.com) For the umpteenth time, Donald Trump is no conservative. He is an economic populist. When asked to name the top three functions of government, he said national security, health care and education. Two of the three named “duties” one does not find in Article I, Section 8 of the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s human nature to develop methods of personal survival or providing for self-protection. They’re not the same for everyone, but many are common. Among those known to me, one predictable survival standard is that one should believe that a person will attempt to do that which she or he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The recent political climate in the U.S. has become absolutely polarizing, on issues ranging from immigration to gun control to women’s health. A huge factor in these fierce political debates is the candidate’s’ use of religion to fuel their arguments. For African Americans, this along with how the candidates ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Those who have followed my writings know that I have been and will continue to be very critical of my Republican Party over the lack of real engagement with the Black community. I am now beginning to question whether there is room for Blacks in this Republican Party. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Whenever possible, one should think about the Republican Party in relation to its first successful leader, Abraham Lincoln. Like many of his quotes that possess a haunting, enduring, quality, one of my favorites so aptly applies to the 2016 Republican nomination race that it deserves repeating: “Elections belong to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again – expecting different results. The question is, are African Americans as a people insane? It is a legitimate question, and one that deserves an answer. As a result of the 2008 Great Recession, the African American(AA) unemployment rate rose ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. — William Arthur Ward It’s interesting how the young folks have started using a term that describes what the older folks should be doing. I hear young people saying, “I’m grinding,” and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Once again, two nights ago, liberal hypocrisy was on full display at the White House Correspondents’ Association’s (WHCA) annual dinner. The dinner was begun in the early 1920s and usually the incumbent president and vice president of the United States attend. It is supposed to be a time of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Joseph Goebbels said, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” While I realize that Goebbels was Hitler’s Propaganda Minister, in no way am I comparing Donald Trump’s campaign to Hitler. Such comparisons are over-the-top nonsense. Trump is not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump is good for African Americans. No I have not hit my head and no I am not on drugs. I realize he has no real plans for anything but to build a wall. I am very aware that he insults Hispanics, Muslims, women and handicapped people. I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What would you think if famed Hall of Fame NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who stands 7’2, claimed to be five foot tall? What would you think if South African president, Jacob Zuma claimed to be president of the U.S.? What would you think if I told you the Washington ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Much has been made about polls that purportedly show that a significant number of Bernie Sanders’ backers say they won’t vote for Clinton no matter what. Now Sanders has made it clear as recently as an MSNBC Townhall that he will do whatever it takes to “make sure” no ...