by design | Jun 17, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Happy Father’s Day, Dad By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com My dad died on August 13, 2002. He was terminally ill and in the hospital. He knew he was dying. He said that he had wanted to make it to his birthday on November 19 but had changed...
by design | Jun 10, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Has the American Medical Association Lost its Collective Mind? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Has the American Medical Association Lost its Collective Mind? AMA: Straight white Christian male doctors are responsible for inequities in...
by design | Jun 3, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Who’s the RINO? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Are you a RINO? I hate the term “RINO” (Republican in name only). As I have noted before, the voting records of the most conservative – or should I say least liberal – Democrat in...
by design | May 28, 2024 | Black, Columnist
The Accidental Speaker and Other Thoughts By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com A recent article in The Washington Post was entitled “Mike Johnson, the Accidental Speaker, is among the most consequential.” I was wondering how Johnson is...
by design | May 20, 2024 | Black, Columnist
By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I am not a women’s basketball fan and thus have not paid much attention to all the adoration for Caitlin Clark. When I was on the faculty at the University of Tennessee, I went to very few of the Lady Vols...
by design | May 13, 2024 | Black, Columnist
Israel is its own ‘closest’ ally By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Don’t get me wrong, I am no fan of Israel. I have not forgiven them for the bombing of the US Liberty and never will. The Israelis and their sycophants worldwide...