Pew Research Data on US Gun and Suicide Rates up to 2020. By: Renaldo C. McKenzie, And Jennifer Caine. April 10, 2022, The Neoliberal Post/ renaldocmckenzie.com Gun-related deaths (murder via the use of firearms only) are not at their peak levels since 1979- 1981: 6.3 percent (per 100, 000 people) of the population of the US and 7.0 percent […]
Murder Rates are Rising Sharply! Is Gun Reform the Answer?
Redistributing Income to the Poor, Towards Sustaining Development: Social Assistance in Jamaica and the United States of America
This paper is part of a thesis Written by Renaldo C. McKenzie in partial fulfillment of his Master of Philosophy in Liberal Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, published in 2011, updated with an extended conclusion April 2022. This paper is published as part of a series of paper that will be presented as Jamaica celebrates sixty (60) years of […]
The End Of A Turbulent But Successful Year!
What a productive end to 2021 with all of its turbulence, isms and schisms. This year has been productive and refreshingly interesting. I started Several new things, and they are ripe for success! God has been with me throughout as I realize some major goals. I’m looking forward to the extraordinary things that’s about to happen from these new inventions […]
News Alert: Video Image of Young Man being Gunned Down in A Philly Pizza Store in Germantown
Gun violence is out of control in #philadelphia. Philadelphia has seen a significant rise in murder cases involving gun violence. Just recently I was involved in an almost near-death situation where young men abruptly started a shoot-out while I was standing right in that vicinity; I got out of that situation miraculously. Yesterday a delivery driver shared a video with […]
The Foundations of Knowledge And the Hegemony Of Faith
For when and if we’ve connected with “God,” we shouldn’t privilege that personal realization steeped in human prejudice or personal interpretation of that revelation which was probably meant for me and my Divine connection. Yet we have sought to universalize a brand of Divine intervention as if to proselytize or to create franchises instead of providing a perspective that may […]
The Sacred and the Profane: The Secrets To “Divine” Intervention
When the going gets tuff & the tuff gets going never give up Keep pressing, hoping, working & seeking divine intervention in your situation. Life is not easy & no one is more special that God picks a few so that the few privilege themselves over the many
Life, Death And The Afterlife
Life, Death and Beyond By: Renaldo C. McKenzie From the reading of Plato in the Phaedo on “Life, Death and the afterlife, I’ve come to certain assumptions leading from Socrates philosophy of life and death. Firstly, if people knew that death would bring so much glory, godlikeness, and beauty why wouldn’t they kill themselves? Why wouldn’t they want to commit […]
Newsalert: GOP vs Biden: The #GOP is Raising Funds to Challenge #Biden’s #covid #mandate.
I recently received an email from the GOP stating that: “Renaldo, we plan to launch a lawsuit in response to Biden’s FASCIST vaccine mandate….” It is the conclusion that #Biden’s mandates are unconstitutional & the @GOP will be launching an aggressive lawsuit against #Biden. I’ve argued that #covid mandates are illegal & predicted lawsuits…well we are at that juncture and […]
Book Signing and Audiobook Promotion
I’m having a #booksigning on November 6th, 2021, at the Old First Reform UCC church @ 4th & Race in #Philadelphia #PA; 1pm – 5pm. You can pick my brain, have a one-on-one about the book & get a copy of the book (signed) I will also have copies of the book available for purchase. Visit Im having a #booksigning […]
Studying “Kyrie Irving” As the Vilification of Black Resistance
I’m doing a #Doctoraldissertation on #Neoliberalism #power #privilege & #racism. One of my #research topics is on #kyrieirvine: Kyrie Irving is the embodiment and vilification of his “duppies” realization of #individualism and the new #blackpeopleresistance. I’d like to study the brother using #ethnographic research methods…. Recently, Kyrie stated that he will not get vaccinated which has caused the Brooklyn Nets […]