Why do white people hate white people?

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com   Even though I have lived amongst white people since I was 17 years old, I don’t pretend to understand them. Why do whites condemn white supremacy if they are white? It seems to me that if whites are...

Socialism: Caveat Emptor

Socialism: Caveat Emptor By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Socialists hate capitalism because it works so well. Capitalism’s critics living in capitalist economies complain and whine because capitalism produces prosperity. Socialism...

Isn’t it time to fire incompetent bank regulators?

Isn’t it time to fire incompetent bank regulators? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com The failure of Silicon Valley Bank sparked a mini-panic in financial markets. The word “contagion” was tossed around as if the banking system were replete...

Driving Teslas over Stolen Lands

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Virtue signaling is “the act or practice of conspicuously displaying one’s awareness of and attentiveness to political issues and matters of social and racial justice, especially instead of taking...

Do you trust the federal government?

Do you trust the federal government? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com More and more Americans do not trust the federal government. Since 1960, trust has fallen from an amazing 70 percent to 24 percent in 2022. The decline started with...