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Is abortion a Woman's Right? What Rights does the man have and what about higher order ethics? 

This was supposed to be a Podcast discussion with John Castro regarding the supreme court's decision to overturn Roe. But he was unable to join us and will do so later in the week. So we have turned this Audio/Video Podcast episode into the beginning or introduction of a series on Roe Vs. Wade where we will lay out some opening arguments and pose some questions. We will have Mr. Castro to respond or comment on these later this week on part 2 and we will also have Ms. Outland, Right’s Activist and Women’s Advocate to comment and respond in Part 3 of the series. We will then conclude with final thoughts in part 4 of the series later next week.

The Supreme Court recently overturned Roe vs Wade, thereby negating women a right that has been on the books for over 50 years. For many, Liberals and pro-abortion and rights activists, this is conservatives taking away women's rights; so, of course I’m looking forward to actually delving into this, and asking my guests about this. The fact is that the justices’ decision to overturn Roe has affected a lot of people on various levels, and it will have implications—financial implications as well—for those who depend heavily on funding that is attached to the former Law or Right in which the Federal Government was assisting with subsiding abortion and reproductive health programs, such as Planned Parenthood.

But one may ask; why should the federal government allot federal funds from taxes for a woman to execute their individual rights to abort a fetus? This question stems from the argument that if it is their individual right to abort a fetus, then that should not be subsidized.

Furthermore, the overturning of Roe for many is significant because it is a right that has been on the books for over 50 years and for many liberals and pro-abortion and rights activists, this is conservatives taking away women's rights and liberties. But Is the right to abortion an inalienable right of every American? Is it a right that is shared by all Americans? Is this right rooted in tradition, history and culture? The answer is what helped to shape today’s decision of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe Vs. Wade. We all have a right to life and we must also protect the right to life not just for self but the right of others to live. But when that right to life clashes with the right to choose then we must ask what is the highest ethic? Is it not the right to life? But is abortion of a fetus tantamount to killing a person? Well, it all depends on your value as a conservative or a liberal and this is the sticking point. But if truth be told, the fetus is part of the continuation of life itself. So then one may argue that the fetus’ life must be protected as in doing so one is protecting life itself and its continued existence.

My Pastor the Reverend Michael Caine of the Old First United church of C Christ in Old City Philadelphia said that “many were in tears over the reversal, but I was pissed,” arguing that the Supreme Court was essentially taking away woman's guarantee of self-determination which he asserted was half the public and the population rights to decide what happens with their bodies, which is now “no longer protected by the US Constitution And lurching and lurching toward states’ rights never bodes well for justice or democratic nation,” Rev. Michael Caine of the Old First UCC Church, Philadelphia. Mr. Castro said that "Men can walk away from a pregnancy. Women cannot. This biological difference creates inherent inequality that can only be remedied by granting women the equal right to walk away from an unwanted pregnancy. This is about individual liberty, personal responsibility, and equality." President Biden stated that, "The cruel truth is that overturning Roe will hit poor women and girls the hardest." We will make comments exploring these in this episode.

Question: “you throw an egg against a wall it doesn’t break it doesn’t fall,” how so? This episode begins with this breaking the ice exercise and we are joined by a new Co-Host Donte Nelson. This episode is informative and has some humor. This is actually the final episode in the 4 part series on Towards Developing A Caribbean, Diaspora, Pan Africa Perspectives. But first we break the ice and made some comments about the Supreme Court’s Ruling to end Roe and issues surrounding gun violence and the recent killings in American cities. We also provide some update on a breaking news concerning the killing of two men in Germantown Philadelphia. We obtained information that these young men were killed by a perpetrator who was paid to execute these young men. In fact the killing was done execution style and we understand that it is a revenge killing associated with a woman in North Philadelphia. The two men died but another woman who was also shot survived and is in the hospital. Further we share news about the Philly Phase program and the problem of funding as some Philly residents who do not need the service defraud the program by accessing funds. We were informed that several tenants applied for and obtained funds even though they were not owing rent while today needy families are unable to access these funds because the program has run out of money. The question is why is the program disbursing payments to the tenants and not the landlord? Why isn’t there greater scrutiny? We contend with these and then get into the final part of Caribbean, diaspora and Pan African Thought. Thank you for your support and donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. The Podcast is produced by Renaldo McKenzie, Author of Neoliberalism, Globalization Income Inequality Poverty And Resistance. He is also a Doctoral Candidate at Georgetown and graduated from University of Pennsylvania.

This episode is broken up in two segments and each explores two major issues in the news and are breaking news: 1. Supreme Court Overturns Roe Vs. Wade & 2. The U.S. Senate passes Safer Communities Act. In Segment one we ask-Is the right to abortion an inalienable right of every American? Is it a right that is shared by all Americans? Is this right rooted in tradition, history and culture? The answer is what helped to shape today’s decision of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe Vs. Wade. We all have a right to life and we must also protect the right to life not just for self but the right of others to live. But when that right to life clashes with the right to choose then we must ask what is the highest ethic? Is it not the right to life. But is abortion of a fetus tantamount to killing a person? Well, it all depends on your value as a conservative or a liberal and this is the sticking point. But if truth be told, the fetus is part of the continuation of life itself. So then one may argue that the fetus’ life must be protected as in doing so one is protecting life itself and it’s continued existence.

Segment two: News Alert: Senate Passes Bipartisan Safer Community Act: And the senate passed a Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to begin tackling gun violence which expands background checks and close gun loopholes. But will this actually curb the gun violence plaguing communities like Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Uvalde Texas, Buffalo NY, etc? We are yet to find out but what we know is that guns don’t kill people, people kill people and with the rise of extremism, poverty, declining median incomes and the challenge of parenting and socialization where the young are being primarily socialized by media that devalues the individual. So then then solution must be multifaceted, and does this bill provide a multifaceted and comprehensive approach to curbing gun violence?

Further with the recent ruling of the Supreme Court that strikes down NY gun law there is now the question of what can this act do to come up with any gun policy that does not violate or is interpreted to violate a person’s right to carry a firearm. The 6-3 ruling, with the conservative justices in the majority and liberal justices in dissent, struck down New York state's limits on carrying concealed handguns outside the home. The court found that the law, enacted in 1913, violated a person's right to "keep and bear arms" under the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment. We will take these up when we invite Ms. Outland an expert on women’s rights and a civil and rights advocate and activist. The Neoliberal Round is created by Rev. Renaldo McKenzie, author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty And Resistance. Renaldo is a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University and graduated from The University of Pennsylvania. You can donate to this show to keep it going and so as to provide our content free so that all can access irrespective of their economic position: https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support.

This is part 3 of a 4 part series on Caribbean, Diaspora and Pan African Thought. The episode begins with some comments on the news: 1. The Supreme Court strikes down a New York gun law making it easier for Americans to carry guns; 2. Joe Biden’s Administration cancels another 6 billion debt in student loan and 3. An 18 year old massacred 19 children and 2 teachers in Uvalde Texas. We then break for ads and then get into the series where we continue from last week. This was a lecture I was giving to students in a class I taught at the Jamaica Theological Seminary where I taught Caribbean Thought. The lecture continues looking at the question of who we are and what we are. In the lecture I briefly outline the history that Caribbean thought contends with and ask the question: is the Caribbean (and it’s Diaspora) an invention of the 21st century, and if it is, must it now be reinterpreted and transcended? And how can we do that? By recapturing our own and capitalizing on opportunities that is revolutionary and make for competition. We further make the point that the Caribbean must be seen as a collective. Yet, the Caribbean’s unity is haphazard, not strategically targeting and effective. The Caribbean is an interdependent set of people who need to now recapture and reinterpret themselves by revisiting their history and being objective about it so as to then produce that which us unique to them. What is quite true is that the Caribbean’s inability to chart their own course since decolonization and realize real political independence and economic prosperity. What voice do you have as a Caribbean thinker and what are the threats to that voice? Are Caribbean countries truly free of the external and this illusion of freedom comes within competing worldviews. What of the issue of bias? We utilize Kenneth Clark’s “Dark Ghetto, Dilemmas of social power” to help us distill some of the concepts and explore the questions and our thoughts. We also referred ti my book “Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty And Resistance” to discuss these ideas. We delved into the issue of how identity presents an issue, by looking at how things are viewed, because of determinations based in analysis influenced by a brand that then lead to a branded perspective. We explored the problem of study and the issue of position and hierarchy within studies especially between the subject and the observer. We then begin to look at the issue of the “ghetto” but will take that up at the conclusion next episode. Thanks for all your support and send us a feedback, share our show with your friends and donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. Renaldo McKenzie is the creator of The Neoliberal Round brought to you by The Neoliberal Corporation, serving the world today to solve tomorrow’s challenges. Visit us at https://theneoliberal.com or renaldocmckenzie.com.

Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in America. However it has not always been commemorated as a major celebration like that of July 4th. But marking the end of the subjugation of a people is major. But we’re making it a bigger thing that it is. There are small gatherings here and there, nevertheless, it’s not major and collective. In fact, today I was speaking with an African American Young man who works at FedEx. I asked him if he knew that today was a federal holiday, and he replied, “no, I should have taken off then….” I then said yea, it’s Juneteenth. He responded saying “what’s that?” A lot of people don’t know the significance of today. I say to you, the reason for all this diluted celebration stems from a clash: marking the end of slavery in commemoration that is national and public would satisfy and vilify black people but clashed with those who are still harboring guilt feelings from their ancestors participation in slavery. Further, we make reference to the recent killing of 10 black people in Buffalo by an 18-year old while man who the New York Times described as being “entranced by white supremacist replacement theory ideology and this comes on the heels of Juneteenth. And I have said that we will never be able to deal with the issue of gun violence from bad logic or bad analysis. We start from a bad presumes assuming they guns kill people. But guns don’t kill people, people kill people. Guns are tools that people use to carry out their wildest or greatest intentions. We must take the right approach. People kill people and life is about people and how they relate. So the issue is therefore one of human nature. We must therefore take a multi-faceted approach. Example Jamaica has one of the most restrictive gun policy yet they have one of the highest crime rate. In fact they have a byproduct of their gun policy: gun-for-drug-trade with Haiti sometime ago where the criminals trade drugs for guns from Haiti. They have an underground market. The solution to dealing with gun crime is dealing with poverty and extremism which correlates with rising gun crime. Further, the social decay from the devaluing of people or their other from the way people are being socialized; the music and media sensationalize disrespect, theft, violence and the negative side of people. We become suspicious of the other. We discuss these and more in the episode. Thank you for supporting The Neoliberal Round. Share this show with your friends and follow us. Donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. The Neoliberal Round is brought to you by The Neoliberal Corporation theneoliberal.com, serving the world today to solve tomorrow’s challenges. Renaldo C McKenzie is the creator and host of the podcast and is the author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty And Resistance and is a doctoral Candidate at Georgetown University. Renaldo graduated from the university of Pennsylvania and is currently working on his second and third book.

This episode continues the series on Caribbean Perspectives: Towards Developing A Caribbean, Diaspora and Pan African Journal: Identity Part 2. We had introduced the podcast series on a previous podcast and discussed the issue of Literature as being a credible record of God’s with man. The podcast is recording of a lecture from a class I taught at the Jamaica Theological Seminary on Caribbean Thought. Today we continue the episode looking at Identity exploring the issue of Jesus the Jew and American Exceptionalism and Caribbean and Diaspora identity. The topics seems far fetched but is explored together within this lecture for a particular purpose. I explain the purpose as I present to the lecture to the class. Part 3 of this series will conclude on Sunday. Continue to support the podcast, subscribe and share it with your friends. Send us a feedback and you may be able to be a guest or a host by emailing us here. You may donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. Next on the episode we interview a chemist Dr. Andre K. Isaacs, Associate Professor at Holy Cross University in Massachusetts.

In this episode we Interviewed Newly Ordained Young Minister of Rehab Cathedral, Atlanta, Rev. Deon Jackson. He shared with us his unique and special ministry to the sick, shut-ins, drug addicts, people with mental health and HIV-AIDS in Atlanta. He explain that while he is newly ordained, he was already serving as a minister in another church and that this ordination is an addition to his service in another church. He revealed that he is also a musician and did background vocals for some famous Gospel Artist such as Mary Mary, Fred Hammond etc. Rev. Jackson is also a businessman and runs an events planning and cleaning service in Atlanta which he stated was affected by COVID-19 but is rebounding. He shared his concerns with the upsurge in murders in Atlanta and indicated that there has been loosening of gun restrictions in the city and that this may have also created the increase in gun reform. He discussed his dreams of seeing everyone united irrespective of denomination or religion so as to work to solve the issues of despair and the opioid crisis in America. Tomorrow we will have another show where we continue the series: Caribbean and Diaspora Perspectives/Thoughts. On Saturday we will interview Dr. Andre Korrine, a Chemist and Professor at Holy Cross University. Thank for listening and your support. Please send us a feedback and donate to us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support. Visit me at https://renaldocmckenzie.com or theneoliberal.com. If you haven’t gotten a copy of my book yet, Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty And Resistance, it’s available in all formats worldwide. You may also get in touch directly at 267-317-9202. The Neoliberal Corporation Serving the World today to solve tomorrow’s challenges.

This Episode is interesting as we share a News Alert about a company posing as an Investment Company that claims to be based in the UAE. They are not on any radar but we were able to uncover their scheme as they had sought to scam us and to steal our information. I outlay the step-by-step process by which this company approached and engaged us as a way to expose the ways in which these companies operate and to warn others as they are an elaborate and experienced group that’s using technology and certain industry-wide practices to scam. Be Warned! This can happen to anyone and this is one company that must be added to the National and international radar. In the introduction I present poll updates and results from polls I am/was conducting about Gun Reform and Period Poverty. I also commented on this: I’ve been saying that. And as a result you caved to them allowing hundreds of thousands of people to die. Absolutely ridiculous over rules that serves the interests of those who seek to plunder and has no time for rules themselves. I have written about this and provided commentary on my #podcast. #Putin even gave a speech 🎤 March 16th, indicating his brutal intentions and you’re just now saying this. https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/episodes/Putins-latest-speech-March-16--2022--He-Reveals-His-Mindset--I-Delve-Into-It-Here--The-Red-Flags-e1frnpr. And on April 8, we learned from even The RUSSiaN News Agency Russia’s plans to #Denazify #Ukraine and the region and call for outright #Genocide, https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/episodes/BREAKING-NEWS-Russian-News-Calls-For-The-Denazification-of-Ukraine-Full-Blown-Genocide--Putin-e1gucc2. Yet they are now saying that they overestimated and underestimated. SMH, we need real leaders who can see far and wide, these guys are weak knees and lack vision and are too myopic! What’s going on! We also made some updates on upcoming shows: June 13th 6-8 Stop the Violence Outreach; June 14th Break (My Birthday); June 15th: Interview with Rev. Deon Jackson Atlanta; June 17th : Series On Caribbean Thought Journal Part 2; June 18: Interview with Dr. Andre K. Isaacs, Chemist & Professor at Holy Cross in Massachusetts. Thank you for supporting the The Neoliberal Round Podcast. We will celebrate one year in July of this year. We are nearing 1000 plays and over 60 episodes. The Neoliberal Round is brought to you by Renaldo C McKenzie Author of Neoliberalism. Globalization, Income Inequality Poverty And Resistance. President of The Neoliberal Corporation, A grassroots company that is aimed at making popular what was the monopoly so as to serve the world today to solve tomorrows challenges. Support us at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal.