Trump’s 50% Tariff on Canada Will Hit Milwaukee Before It Hits Ottawa
President Trump’s new 50% tariff on Canadian goods sounds like leverage in Washington — but Wisconsin’s own trade history shows the higher grocery and manufacturing costs land on Milwaukee families first, not on Ottawa.
A New Study Says Most Pro Athletes Are Independents. Stop Acting Shocked When They Don’t Toe a Party Line.
A new VoteHub study finds 41% of pro athletes register independent — higher than the general public. Marcus Hart argues it’s time sports media stopped forcing Black athletes into a partisan box that was never built to fit them.
Young Voters Just Told Pollsters What Actually Scares Them. It’s Not What Either Party Is Campaigning On.
A new CNBC survey found housing costs are the top political issue for young voters heading into the midterms. Marcus Hart on why neither party’s playbook matches what younger Americans are actually worried about.
Netflix’s Black July Is Real. So Is the Report Showing Black Creatives Losing Ground Behind the Camera.
Streaming is having its most visibly Black month in years — Kevin Hart, Ice Cube, Michelle Buteau all headlining. But UCLA’s new Hollywood Diversity Report shows BIPOC creatives losing ground behind the camera. Marcus Hart on why both things are true.
The World Cup Is Doing What America’s 250th Birthday Party Couldn’t
Official America250 celebrations drew sparse crowds and political controversy this July. Meanwhile, World Cup stadiums are packed with a country that actually looks like itself. Marcus Hart on what that contrast says about American identity right now.
Colleges Are Quietly Gutting DEI in Their Most Profitable Programs. Watch What Happens to the Locker Room.
While the World Cup shows America its best unifying self, college athletic departments are shutting down diversity offices behind the scenes. Marcus Hart on what gets lost when the money stays and the infrastructure disappears.
Milwaukee’s Shootings Are Actually Falling. Nobody Wants to Say Out Loud Why.
Homicides, shootings and carjackings are down across Milwaukee in 2026 — and the reason isn’t more policing, it’s more trust. Marcus Hart breaks down what the numbers actually say about what works.
The Comeback Nobody Claps For: Transform U! Live Show Host Marcus Hart on Quietly Rebuilding a Faith You Let Go Quiet
New data from the Barna Group shows a striking shift: the share of Americans reporting a meaningful, personal commitment to faith has risen 12 points between 2022 and 2025. On the latest episode of The Transform U! Live Show, host and veteran Marcus Hart says he’s not surprised — he’s lived it, and he’s talked […]
It’s BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month. The Data on Black Veterans Should Scare Us Into Action.
Black veterans deployed in combat develop PTSD at 22%, compared to 14.1% for white veterans — and face steeper barriers to care. Marcus Hart, a combat veteran himself, on what’s actually driving that gap and what community-level solutions look like beyond another awareness month.
George Santos Is Going on Reality TV. We Should Be Honest About Why That Works.
The disgraced former congressman’s pivot from prison to podcast to reality show isn’t an aberration — it’s the business model. Marcus Hart on the difference between redemption and rebranding, and why audiences keep rewarding the wrong one.