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(ThyBlackMan.com) The president’s fiscal 2027 budget is out, and I have two reactions. The first will sound familiar: Like so many budgets before it, this is not a serious effort to put America’s government on a sustainable path. The second is more important: It would be a mistake to dismiss it as just another unserious document. That is exactly how we got here. Start with what the new budget does […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) About the war against Iran, most polls find it especially unpopular among Democrats, independents and even some Republicans who feel double-crossed because President Donald Trump campaigned against “endless wars” and promised not to start a new one. As to Trump’s criticism of “endless wars,” supporters should not have taken it seriously for several reasons. First, we have “endless wars” because we have endless enemies. And they have a vote. […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) The subminimum wage for tipped workers is a legacy of slavery. After the Civil War, many employers in hospitality and rail service hired newly freed Black workers into jobs where tips often replaced wages. Tips became, for too many workers, the wage itself. That injustice still lives on today in the form of a lower minimum wage for tipped workers. We should call that system what it is: an […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Owning a home comes with a lot of new responsibilities, and HVAC maintenance is one of the easiest to overlook. Since your heating and cooling system isn’t always visible, it’s easy to assume everything is fine until something goes wrong. The reality is that small, avoidable mistakes in HVAC maintenance can lead to higher costs, lower comfort, and unexpected breakdowns. Common HVAC Mistakes in First Time Homeowner Maintenance Most […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) It has become fashionable to pour scorn on the past, never to look back for to do so betrays one’s negativity, to always look forward and most certainly never to go back; whatever that may imply. One famous General even went so far as to burn the bridges his army passed over, so that they could not, under any circumstance retreat. We are often reminded what happened to Lot’s wife […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a certain kind of exhaustion that comes with seeing the same headline over and over again. Another rapper. Another shooting. Another night that was supposed to be about money, music, and success turning into something else entirely. When reports started circulating about Offset being shot in Miami, with Lil Tjay’s name quickly pulled into the conversation, it did not feel shocking. It felt familiar. Too familiar. Not […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) This is the part of Hip Hop that never feels new, no matter how many times we see it play out. It starts with momentum. A young man gets hot, not just for a season, but in a way that feels like it could last. The streets recognize him. The industry backs him. The numbers line up. The fans lock in. For a moment, everything is moving the way […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) She did everything a loyalist could do. She bowed to his whims. She weaponized the Justice Department, turning it into the weapon and tool of a vengeful president. She fired all those who had dared to do their jobs and investigate him, or investigate and prosecute his loyal army of January 6 rioters. She decimated the ranks, shredding the independence of the Department, demanding loyalty to the president above […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Donald Trump’s assault on our democratic institutions did not stop voters from giving him a second term. The top reason they cited for reelecting him was the economy, notably their unhappiness over high prices. During the campaign, Trump promised to “bring prices down, starting on Day One.” How he would do this was left to our imagination. It seemed something along the lines of using his awesome powers to […]