by design | Aug 19, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Drain The Swamp? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Trump wants to “drain the swamp” which means he wants to dismantle the administrative state. He proposes to do this because the vast majority of federal workers are Democrats which he...
by design | Aug 12, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Who Is The Biggest Threat To Democracy? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The Democrats have shouted “threat to democracy” since the advent of Trump. They and their media allies have done such a great job that over 80 percent of the...
by design | Aug 5, 2024 | Black, Columnist
If Kamala Harris is ‘middle of the road,’ what is on her left? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Nicholas Maduro was reportedly around 30 points down in the polls leading up to the election in Venezuela. After the election Maduro...
by design | Jul 29, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The Supremes: Where’s the Wobble? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com A friend who is a “progressive” wondered what I thought of the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. I told her that I had no opinion. The justices on the...
by design | Jul 22, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Maybe there is not a new Ford pickup in my future By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Truck owners are famously loyal. I have heard Ram owners heap scorn on GMCs and Fords while those owners ridicule Rams. I am a Ford pickup guy. I bought my...
by design | Jul 15, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Are guns really the leading cause of death of black youth? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Recently, Kamala Harris headlined a political rally for Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic candidate for Senate from Maryland. Alsobrooks defeated...