Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com This Christmas, like all the ones before, I am grateful to have been blessed with great parents who had struggled to get an education and who made it easy for me and my brother to go to...

My University of Georgia Commencement Address

My University of Georgia Commencement Address By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com   Let me be among the first to congratulate all of you on your achievement – that of graduating from this wonderful university. You are joining an...

Balance the Budget?

Balance the Budget? By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com In Washington, balancing the budget is a game with the Republicans pretending that they want to cut spending while the Democrats act as if any cut will be devastating. The farce is...

Whither the two party system?

By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com Current events have opened up differences that pose existential threats to both the Republican and Democrat parties. For the Republicans the speaker mess has exposed pure venom being directed at the eight...

Follow the science? Well I don’t believe the science

Follow the science? Well I don’t believe the science By Dr. Harold A. Black blackh@knoxfocus.com haroldblackphd.com I read that if the US transitioned overnight to all-electric motor vehicles, the impact would be at most a 12 percent reduction of the earth’s carbon...