This page
includes English language (and one in Chinese) essays posted in other media or blogs relevant to the topics of
interest to the author. Some are direct postings on Facebook, others may be
"Notes" and yet others may be from one of my other blogs or this same
one, grouped thematically into six major categories:
- Elections, and other complications of democracy
- The political economy of health care
- Inequality, trade, economy, immigration...
- Besieged by gun violence
- An international window
- Venezuela
Interpreting the Democrat's Latino Problem. - November 19, 2020
Americans come in all colors.
The Other Problem With the Electoral College. - October 30, 2020
It is not just about representation.
Some of the People... - September 29, 2020
Not everyone believes in democracy all of the time.
Will the U.S. Become Venezuela? - July 28, 2020
The many paths to strongman rule.
A Weak Democracy - December 4, 2019
Party Rule, subverting democratic representation around the world, has finally made it to the U.S.
The Big Nullification - October 21, 2019
Is the will of voters overrated or manipulated?
We'll See What Happens .... - October 3, 2019
Impeachments are symptoms of a deeper divide.
Do Human Rights Matter? - December 6, 2018
Written for the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Liberty and Freedom, Words that Matter
– July 4, 2018
Independence
Day can always be used to reflect on its meaning.
Liberty Under Attack - February 25, 2017
Thoughts
on freedom of speech and the press – with a sprinkling of Mills and Burke.
Comment
on a letter to President Obama – and the letter.
After the Election: First Thoughts - November 9, 2016
Wednesday morning quarterbacking is not fulfilling.
Tear Down that Wall - July 9, 2016
Addressing the divisiveness affecting our nation.
Frankenstein’s Monster Redux – October 9, 2016
Be
careful what you wish for.
Supreme it is - February 24, 2016
Thoughts upon the sudden death of Justice Scalia on February 13, 2016.
Representation - A Story not Told Enough -
November 26, 2012
Gerrymandering is a cancer to democracy.
In
2009. to protect former Bush administration officials, the right wing media was defending torture as a rightful procedure to extract valuable information.
Love and Marriage - September 20, 2009
A personal story about Gay Marriage.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or Tax Initiatives that You can Use Now - March 26, 2009
What
“progressive” tax cuts and fiscal stimulus look like.
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II) THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HEALTH CARE
The Affordable Care Act Upheld - A Loss for Society - July 3, 2012
The 2012 decision upholding
the ACA contains jurisprudence that may haunt interstate
commerce for years to come and a potential poison pill for the ACA
itself.
The Cost of Healthcare (Part 1): The Economic Case for Healthcare Reform - October
5, 2009
The
first of a series of essays dedicated to the dysfunctional health
care system in the US and arguing for the "Public Option" as a market check and
balance.
The Cost of Healthcare (Part 2): The Moral Case for Healthcare Reform - October
5, 2009
The
second of a series of essays dedicated to the impact of the dysfunctional
health care system in the US.
The Cost of Healthcare (Part 3): The Political Case for Healthcare Reform - October
9, 2009
A review of the haphazard regulatory system and the industry as a whole, as compared to
similar developed countries spending less per capita yet with better outcomes.
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III) INEQUALITY, TRADE, ECONOMY, IMMIGRATION...
Let's Talk About the Economy - September 1, 2019
Is
this as sunny as it gets, or is someone looking out the wrong window?
The Great American Con - August 10, 2016
Selling
an economic plan but, is it a bridge in Brooklyn?
Trump's Trade Deals - July 2, 2016
A
“what’s in it for me” mentality might explain a lot about the Trump way of
thinking.
The Immigrant - September 25, 2019
We look and expect the mirror to reflect the best within us.
The Economics of Inequality or A Healthy Economy is Healthy for Everyone. – June 13, 2016
“America
needs a raise” was a common refrain at the time of this essay.
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IV) BESIEGED BY GUN VIOLENCE
A More Perfect Union - September 25, 2019
The Second Amendment has become a marketing slogan for the Gun Lobby.
March 24th: March for Our Lives in Parkland - March 29, 2018
A community grieves together in a show of action.
Guns and Us: A Call for Action - February 21, 2018
Thoughts
& Prayers are not enough, unless those thoughts are about what makes gun violence
happen and how to stop it. Spoiler alert: guns are part of it.
A Funeral for an Innocent - February 18, 2018
Access and Control - December 16, 2012
Sandy Hook was a heart rending headline of the mass murder of innocents shortly after the Assault Weapons Ban expired and the DC v Heller decision.
Our Sister's Keeper? - June 23, 2009
Neda Agha-Soltan's violent death during a peaceful protest is heart rending.
VI) ON VENEZUELA
The Situation in Venezuela - February 27, 2019
Some chess playing and horse trading at the UN Security Council
Legitimacy and Democracy in Venezuela on Life Support - January 26, 2019
Democracy can be lost like a frog in water slowly rising to a boil.
Documenting a Genocide - September 23, 2018
This is what political repression looks like.
是委内瑞拉小中国的麻烦? - January 22, 2017
(Is Little Venezuela Big Trouble for China? - Open letter to China on Venezuela)
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BOOKS BY CARLOS J. RANGEL
SELECTED ESSAYS
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE FROM THE BOOK
Equality, Liberty and
Happiness - May 11, 2015
The Madness of Leadership - March 6, 2015
Venezuela: A Call for
Democracy - April 20, 2014
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