January 2017

Founding Myths And Wealthy Survivalists: When The Truth Is Fungible, So Is Society

Founding Myths And Wealthy Survivalists: When The Truth Is Fungible, So Is Society By Leonard Zwelling The new number one best seller is an old book, 1984, George Orwell’s dystopian novel about what the future would be like when it was published in 1949. Evan Osnos has a piece out in the January 30 New …

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Where Are They?: Thousands On The Mall, Millions Of Illegal Voters, Millions Of Patient Care Dollars

Where Are They?: Thousands On The Mall, Millions Of Illegal Voters, Millions Of Patient Care Dollars By Leonard Zwelling No wonder Trump likes the Russians. He is a firm believer in the big lie, a tried and true method employed by the old Soviet Union and dictatorships far and wide. (See another fine piece by …

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“Alternative Facts”: Yours, Mine, and Those Of The Presidents

“Alternative Facts”: Yours, Mine, and Those Of The Presidents By Leonard Zwelling I think that we all readily accept the fact that we may be living in an alternative universe inhabited by cats whose bodies fade but leave their grins behind, and “hookah smoking caterpillars.” Alice is alive and well and living in Washington, DC …

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Carnage Vs. Hope: Trump vs. Obama, Springsteen vs. Taylor, DePinho vs. ?

Carnage Vs. Hope: Trump vs. Obama, Springsteen vs. Taylor, DePinho vs. ? By Leonard Zwelling The picture Donald Trump painted of America during his Inaugural Address was like the lyrics of a Bruce Springsteen song. “Factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; An education system flush with cash, but which leaves our …

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Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing By Leonard Zwelling http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/outside-the-boardroom/article/PBS-ethics-program-reexamines-Enron-scandal-10866814.php This is an interesting post that went up on the Houston Chronicle website on January 19 from Chris Tomlinson. It describes a new show about Enron and it reminded me of the fact that many current Houstonians weren’t here when the jobs and pensions of thousands were tossed into the …

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Maybe We Can Tweet The Deficit Away Like The Donald Tweets Away The ACA

Maybe We Can Tweet The Deficit Away Like The Donald Tweets Away The ACA By Leonard Zwelling By now it should be clear to one and all that a tweet is not what Barbara Walters gives her pet dog. No, it’s usually a 140-character rant on Twitter and is favored as a mode of communication …

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Emoluments and No-Confidence 101 Or Don’t Bring A Knife To A Gun Fight

Emoluments and No-Confidence 101 Or Don’t Bring A Knife To A Gun Fight By Leonard Zwelling e·mol·u·ment noun: emolument; plural noun: emoluments a salary, fee, or profit from employment or office. The Emoluments Clause is Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution. It prohibits any “Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under [the …

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Silly Presidents, Silly Precedents

Silly Presidents, Silly Precedents By Leonard Zwelling It’s really getting hard to take some of our leaders seriously. The President-elect of the United States won’t agree to have a news conference, but will communicate like a 14-year old girl using 140-character tweets concerning issues of international importance. He misstates the truth (I will follow WSJ’s …

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