by design | Jul 14, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Trump vs Powell – and Bessent? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com What do you think about Federal Reserve independence? Have you noticed that, for all Trump’s gnashing of teeth, name-calling, threatening and cajoling, Congress has been...
by design | Jul 7, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Budget time is wasted time By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Budget time, where the congressional baseball game is just as productive as any appropriations debate. But that devalues the baseball game. I would say that Congress is wasting...
by design | Jun 30, 2025 | Black, Columnist
The President and the Bombing of Iran By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Did John Bolton sneak into the White House when we were not looking? How else to explain the president joining Israel in its war against Iran? Yes, Trump imposed tough...
by design | Jun 23, 2025 | Black, Columnist
The Illogic of National Security Tariffs By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Imports fell 16% in April, narrowing the trade deficit to $61 billion. I guess Trump is doing high-fives since he thinks that trade deficits harm national...
by design | Jun 9, 2025 | Black, Columnist
What happened to U.S. manufacturing? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The president says that he wants to bring manufacturing back into the country. Of course, he will fail. He is a short timer and highly erratic. Companies must have a...
by design | Jun 2, 2025 | Black, Columnist
Is Donald Trump a RINO? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Yes, Trump is a RINO. No self-respecting Republican would impose these tariffs, order a cut to prescription drug prices, suggest a millionaire tax and threaten businesses for having...
