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(ThyBlackMan.com) Thirty miles south of Chicago, the Gary Works steel mill is getting a $14 billion modernization, protecting tens of thousands of jobs. Similar investments are underway in Pittsburgh. On the surface, these are the headlines American manufacturing needs. But the bigger story is far darker: across the country, American manufacturing is losing ground. Gary and Pittsburgh are exceptions, not the rule. The pace of manufacturing growth between 2022 and 2024 […]

(ThyBlackMan.com)  There are numerous unpleasant truths Americans of all stripes, phenotypes and colors need to confront and determine what, if anything, we can do to resolve them. What are unpleasant truths you ask? Simply put, unpleasant truths are difficult and uncomfortable facts which need to be acknowledged and addressed; by addressed, I mean confronted and resolved. Failure to do so will result in conditions worsening and potentially spiraling even more […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) I think the Supreme Court will rule against President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs. That said, it’s just remarkable that the vote will not be 9-0. Trump is claiming sweeping powers to impose (and rescind and reimpose and re-rescind) tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), which was a revised version of the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917 (TWEA). The acronyms “I-EE-pah” and […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Victory is both a process that involves living successfully day by day, and a product where we achieved success, and has overcome the evil one. When we speak of victory we are mindful of the energy expended to achieve some goal, we think of obstacles we surmounted, battles fought and won, trials we prevailed over, temptations we defeated and evil schemes we demolished. In the victory parade we can […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) The interview with President Donald Trump by Norah O’Donnell at Mar-a-Lago which aired on CBS on Sunday, 11/2/2025 was not up to 60 Minutes’ usually high standards. While the 28-minute broadcast included topics about healthcare, the stock market, economic immigration, the filibuster, tariffs, and the legal attacks on people Trump disliked and Trump’s legal woes, there was no discussion at all on voters’ number one issue. Incredible as that […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Dick Cheney, who died this week at age 84, was one of the most powerful and controversial figures in modern American politics. The former Vice President leaves behind a complicated legacy—marked by the Iraq War, expanded executive power, and decades of polarizing policy. Yet in his twilight years, Cheney performed an act of rare political courage: he stood against Donald Trump and, in a move that shocked Washington, endorsed […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) When a 29-year-old man in Minnesota can post a TikTok video allegedly offering $45,000 for the assassination of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, we can’t dismiss it as another outburst from an online extremist. It’s a symptom of something far deeper — the moral corrosion of our civic life. According to the FBI, Tyler Avalos uploaded a video on Oct. 16 captioned: “WANTED: Pam Bondi. REWARD: $45,000. DEAD […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who leaped into 2028 Democrat presidential front-runner status in the wake of the passage of Proposition 50, recently said former President Joe Biden “was one of the most successful presidents in the last century.” Newsom also expressed disdain for politicians who “lie.” Responding to a question about whether he intends to run for president, Newsom said: “(There’s) nothing I dislike more than a politician that […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) From day one of his New York City mayoral bid, Zohran Mamdani did two things that told why he could be New York City’s mayor, but only New York City’s mayor. He emphatically made clear that he would not shout “defund the police’ in any way shape, or form. He just as emphatically made clear that he would almost exclusively zero in on bread and butter working class issues […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) According to media reports, NBA athletes and coaches have allegedly engaged in illegal gambling on their sport. That’s extremely hard for me to believe. The next thing you’re gonna tell me is that the mafia is involved with said illegal gambling! Apparently, wise guys don’t need to sell narcotics; rigging poker is less hazardous and more profitable. Games of chance these days have more intrigue than Game of Thrones! […]