Does St. Louis/US Cities with High Crime/Murder Rates suffer from Relative Deprivation?

Question: Does St. Louis and other major US Cities suffer from Relative Deprivation? Data suggests that St. Louis is among the cities with the highest murders and crime rates. The data also suggest that St. Louis is among the cities with the highest inequalities and disparities. In fact, St. Louis is the second biggest city in Missouri with a population […]

Is the World really united with Ukraine against Russia—It’s time to change our strategy

“Is The World really united with Ukraine against Russia—It’s time to change our strategy” Recently, on March 7, 2022, I published an article in The Neoliberal Blog in Blogger News entitled: “The world is united with Ukraine, yet Russia continues to advance their terror, we continue to use Russian imports and leave Ukrainian Airspace unprotected,” (Link to Blog Article). On March 10th, […]

Murder Rates are Rising Sharply! Is Gun Reform the Answer?

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 […]

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 […]

The Development of Power, Privilege, Position and Status Within the Foundations of Historical literature.

Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies/ The Neoliberal Corporation Doctor of Liberal Studies Foundation 1 Essay Paper: The Development of Power, Privilege, Position and Status Within the Foundations of Historical literature. An Introduction to the Concept Paper Entitled: Do the Poems of Homer and Hesiod’s Theogony and the Biblical Stories provide a Basis to Begin to Understand the Problem and […]

Generational Flames

If there’s one thing about pain that I’ve learned, it is that it tends to spread itself like a wildfire, burning more fiercely as fuel is gathered. Once a family tree begins to burn, if the flames aren’t halted the cinders will drift off to ignite another. And within these branches, these twigs that’ll easily become firewood, are our individual lives. Personally, I believe that my life’s been very hard. I’ve certainly made plenty of my own mistakes, at no fault of anyone else but me. And yet, there’s plenty I could blame my parents for. Their ignorance, lack of flexibility, and failure to admit their own mistakes.

What is Critical Thinking? Overcoming Creative Blocks in A Critical Thinking Career

Here’s how you can overcome creative blocks in a critical-thinking career. By continuing to think critically; exposing oneself to, and engaging in critical exchanges that help to utilize critical thought and the resources available to critical thinking. Critical Thinking is not static but is a dynamic process that is ongoing and ever open to change. It seeks the truth, as […]