BlackEconomics.org® Analysis Brief Brooks Robinson, Ph.D. November 2024 Acknowledgements This is to acknowledge the importance of the queries and comments about “group economics” that motivated us to extend due consideration to this topic, perform the research, and prepare this analysis brief. We are indebted to all members of the Long-Term Strategic Plan for Black America […]
From Acting to Knowing
BlackEconomics.org® As we move beyond Thanksgiving 2024 and toward 2025 and a new and uncertain era overshadowed by a seemingly dark cloud, those of us from the non-talented tenth can recall arriving for a Thanksgiving or some other family gathering and our parents posing that ominous question just before exiting the car: “You all know […]
Should Federal Government Spending Be Reduced?
BlackEconomics.org® The most dramatic development since the November 5, 2024 election for some economists was an announcement by forthcoming President Donald Trump concerning a prospective new US Government bureau (“Department of Government Efficiency”), the potential closures of selected existing bureaus, and the related roles of billionaire Elon Musk and former US President Candidate and near […]
No Longer a Credible Threat: No. 2
BlackEconomics.org® Check yourself! Anger and disappointment are likely to arise as you read this essay. The important and relevant question is: “What do you do with the anger and disappointment?” We kickstart this essay with a reconsideration of a January 2019 BlackEconomics.org Commentary entitled, “No Longer a Credible Threat.” It is less than one and […]
The Science of Loss Reversal
BlackEconomics.org® As we watched former US Presidential Candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris deliver her concession speech just a couple of days back, we saw that she and those in the audience at Howard University wore considerable hurt on their faces. The hurt reflected failed expectations about America. After all the history of Blacks in […]
A Price for Everything
BlackEconomics.org® “And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” (Isaiah 2:4, KJV)(i) There may be an effort afoot to reduce the role […]
Producing Our Own Health Wealth
BlackEconomics.org® Considerable interest and importance have long been assigned to nonfinancial and financial wealth. However, there is the adage and realization that “Our health is our wealth.” Now we drill down on the latter truth to assist Black Americans in realizing the higher health wellbeing. The primary takeaway from this analysis brief is that, like […]
Headline Thoughts No. 5
BlackEconomics.org® “Headline Thoughts” (HLTs) reflect our contemplations of, and conclusions about, recent, and important media headlines from a Black American economic perspective. This edition is unique because it considers what should be, but are not, prominent headlines from popular media sources. In other words, we examine non-headlines that should be headlines. We cover three topics […]
The Socioeconomics of Gnosis
BlackEconomics.org® Why should one be concerned about possessing very limited knowledge of one’s origin(s) and the reason(s) for, or the meaning(s) of, one’s existence? One reasonable response is the adage: “If you are not at the dining table when decisions are made, then you should take care to ensure that you are not on the […]
A Stew for Winning the Global Socioeconomic Race War
BlackEconomics.org® This will serve as a delicious, soothing, and filling stew that will warm and comfort you on a cool and early autumn morning, afternoon, or evening. Its consumption will reveal a plan for winning the global socioeconomic race war. This stew is a complex combination of history, economics, and culture. It is satisfying because […]
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