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The intention today was to explore, A. The Socio-Political Context of Jamaica and the Caribbean ; B. The limitations of Nationalism and Garveyism , C. Caribbean Fanonism . However, we barely addressed those topics as we began by, Tracing an outline of Caribbean within Caribbean Thought : -1492-3 - Columbus- knowledge religion people wealth -Ulterior motive: gold/profit/greed/international competit...

Mass shootings in the US are a daily occurrence nowadays. Our children in the US the most affected and gun violence is the number 1 cause of death among children in the US. Just yesterday a middle school in Nashville Covenant School was attacked by a mass shooter. Here's an opportunity to fix the problem. How do we do it, by using the same arguments regarding reforming guns. Why are we so myop...

We continue with the Lectures in Caribbean Thought. We introduced the concepts of Power, position, privilege, and the foundations of Knowledge and Hegemony of faith within the development of western civilization that affects Caribbean thinking and reality. This is compendium of perspectives on power that examine how the status quo uses strategy to extend, establish or maintain power which then imp...

From Silicon Valley Bank to banning black books, increasing interest rates and shutting down the "Robinhood program", to now banning TikTok. Access to wealth through the new technology by the new rich is under attack. The argument to ban TikTok seems quite flimsy, really. One Congressman said it is protecting us against the future. That is a hypothetical argument. Another says its corrup...

News Alert: There is a Workforce Crisis in Child Welfare, which is affecting Social Services Agencies abilities to serve children and families effectively. Mr. David Fair Deputy Chief at Turning Points for Children spoke to the City Council Committee on Children and Youth Child Welfare on Monday, March 13, 2023, and shared his testimony with us a few days ago that we had published in The Neolibera...

It is not just the history of slavery and colonization, culture of racial discrimination, structural Adjustment, debt and size and history that have affected Caribbean development and growth, but also the culture of corruption, inherited either from neo-capitalism or human nature or the result of those who are always in lack and dependency. Today's lecture at the Jamaica Theological Seminary i...

This is Part 1 of a Series on the Castro V Trump Case with main plaintiff, John Anthony Castro, US 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate, hosted by Rev. Renaldo C. McKenzie of The Neoliberal Round. The Castro V Trump case started on January 25th, 2023 when Mr. Castro filed a lawsuit in the US District Court Southern District of Florida against Former President Donald J. Trump. Castro's lawyers de...

Haiti is the first Black colonized country to get their Independence in 1804 beating the French and Napolean. However, today, they are among the poorest country in the world with an installed government made up of former colonial masters. In fact, as we critical examine Caribbean Independence and mixed realities, Haiti provides an insight into how the Caribbean has remained dependent and vulnerabl...

Group Violence Intervention is a relatively new strategy that seeks to reduce gun violence among groups and their members. Initiatives that seek to Reduce Gun Violence are always Good. The strategy seems to target gangs with the help of the police that provide information about alleged known gang areas or where there are high incidents of Gun violence associated with gangs. However, the GVI uses t...

Recently, at a CPAC Rally, Donald J. Trump said that he shows strength as US President , in that no country from without will touch the US , but what about the implosion within from policies and talking points that promote divisiveness and vitriol, leading to a January 6th Insurrection . Such hypocrisy : here's a former President that incited/aided and did nothing to protect against the January 6t...

Does Section 13 number 1 of the US Constitution, the Amendment that abolishes slavery, provide a loophole for slavery to continue today? This is Part B of Caribbean Thought Lecture 7: American Politics, with a special presentation by John Anthony Castro, US 2024 Presidential Candidate, Attorney, Legal Scholar, President of AI Tax and Castro and Company, a First Generation American who has worked h...

#CaribbeanThought Lecture 7 Part A: Reviewing the power of cinema and globalization - "Life and Debt" at Jamaica Theological Seminary. Get the full lecture on #TheNeoliberalRound Podcast in audio or video later tonight, where in Part 2 #JohnACastro addresses the class and responds to students' questions. It was quite effective/powerful.

I tweeted that, "I thought Nikki Haley was different," responding to a tweet she posted earlier today, 2.24.2023, that: "I'm running for president to stop America's downward spiral toward socialism and end the self-loathing that has taken over our country.  I'm running for president to renew an America that's strong and proud, not weak and woke," ( (3) Nikki Haley on Twitter: "I'm running for...

Donte Nelson and Jermaine Reason join me to discuss a reading from an excerpt of my upcoming book: "Neoliberal Globalization Reconsidered, Neo-Capitalism and the Death of Nations," (the book will also have contributions from Prof. Emeritus Dr. Martin Oppenheimer. The episode explores the assertion that Black People's should not be rich, the other people's should be, examining cases where weed has...

Author T.L Jackson returns to the show to talk about her new book, "Purpose Through The Pain." In the studio was her uncle "Marvin," who joined in on the conversation, briefly, to talk about the book and how his uncle, T. L is his inspiration. He too has a powerful story that we will share on the show later. But T. L., talk about her inspiration for the book and how it differs from her first book,...

US 2024 Presidential Candidate John Anthony Castro rejoins The Neoliberal Round Podcast with Host, Renaldo McKenzie to provide some breaking news update on Castro V Trump, Mikki Haley's candidacy and why it seems as if the Media is snubbing him. John Castro provided some insightful comments on the following: 1. Why is the Media Snubbing you, are you running for President and are you Republican? 2....

Bonus Episode: In " Neoliberal Globalization Reconsidered, Neo-Capitalism and the Death of Nations," we make the point that: What is True of Putin and Russia is also True of all Former Colonial Masters. Moreover, President Putin of Russia stated in a speech on March 16th, 2022, and later in an article by the Russian News Agency, that the independence that Ukraine had was not the one Russia wanted....

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. I explain why Putin will not back down; his end goal and his ideological justification. Moreover, Putin, President of Russia gave a speech in Russia today at a Pro Russian War Rally that the Kremlin organized. The event had over 200, 000.00 Russians in attendance (according to the Russian News Agency). The world has been slow...

This is an excerpt of my upcoming Book: Neoliberal Globalization Reconsidered: Neo-Capitalism and the "Death of Nations", to be released sometime this year, 2023. It is being updated with new concepts and will include contributions from Professor Emeritus Dr. Martin Oppenheimer. Announcement: I've updated the title of my upcoming Book: "Neoliberal Globalization Reconsidered: Neo—Capitalism and The...

Valentine's Day : Is it accurate to say that love that's true expresses itself in sacrificial and constructive means? We pause for a moment of Prayer on this Valentine's Day. We took a break from News Commentary and Academia to pray, promote love and perform a music that may inspire irrespective of denomination or religious affiliation, although the music is in gospel. We are not seeking to prosel...

This week, CARICOM/Caribbean Community is meeting for their Bi-annual meeting Wednesday to Friday. Haiti & Guyana's Oil will be on the table. The discussions on The Neoliberal Round/in Caribbean Thought at Jamaica Theological Seminary are proving to be timely as Some CARICOM countries are open to intervening in Haiti by force, while Guyana's discovery of oil is being discussed as an opportunit...

This is Lecture 5 of Caribbean Thought, a course at the Jamaica Theological Seminary Lectured by Rev. Renaldo C. McKenzie, Dated February 10, 2023. This is a continuation of week 4 and the Lecture series towards developing a Caribbean Thought Journal. The Lecture was quite powerful as usual. We continued from week 4, conceptualizing the course Caribbean Thought when we had asked, "what is Caribbea...

This is Lecture 5 of Caribbean Thought, a course at the Jamaica Theological Seminary Lectured by Rev. Renaldo C. McKenzie, Dated February 10, 2023. This is a continuation of week 4 and the Lecture series towards developing a Caribbean Thought Journal. The Lecture was quite powerful as usual. We continued from week 4, conceptualizing the course Caribbean Thought when we had asked, "what is Caribbea...

Recently I interviewed Brian Concannon for my podcast, The Neoliberal Round. Little did I know that there was a situation that he is involved with as a Human Rights Advocate on Haitian justice and democracy. Brian is the Executive Director for The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti. It's a US based Human Rights agency that is actively involved in working here in the US to advocate for th...

"The US & Canada have been trying to get an intervention force to #Haiti since October 2022. Haitians, for the most part, oppose it, and the US and Canada don't want their troops leading attacks against popular resistance. So, they have been trying to get Caribbean countries to lead the mission.  St. Vincents PM Gonsalves rejected it in November-- but Wednesday #Jamaica expressed interest," Brian...