by design | Nov 21, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com There is an old saying that all politics is local. That certainly was corroborated in the Virginia gubernatorial election. Despite the Biden Administration being a total disaster and supposedly unpopular in Virginia, the...
by design | Nov 14, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com I’ve been to South Africa three times to bow hunt. The first time I landed in Johannesburg I did not feel like I was returning to my homeland (since my homeland is Gray, GA). When I land in Knoxville I say to myself “home,”...
by design | Nov 7, 2021 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com I hate Jackie Robinson Day (April 15 annually). No I do not hate Jackie Robinson. I love Jackie Robinson. My father planned our summer vacation around the Brooklyn Dodgers schedule. If they were in Brooklyn we stayed with my...
by design | Oct 31, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com As a young assistant professor, I was the faculty advisor to the student libertarian party at the University of Florida. We sold bumper stickers that said, “Taxation is Theft.” Mine was stolen. America has the most...
by design | Oct 24, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com I was going to include a joke about socialism, but I realized that was redundant. Most of the opposition voiced over the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill has been its size. However, the bill should be opposed because...
by design | Oct 17, 2021 | Black, Columnist, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com I am often asked if the current inflation is permanent or transitory. The answer is “it depends.” The administration has tried to convince us that inflation is transitory. The Fed concurred. Nonetheless, the concern on the...
