June 2015

ObamaCare Preserved; Medicine Pickled; Democrats Gleeful; Republicans Relieved

ObamaCare Preserved; Medicine Pickled; Democrats Gleeful; Republicans Relieved By Leonard Zwelling          Exactly as predicted by your favorite blogger, the Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that Obama Care will stand. What they really said was that the federal exchanges established for the purchase of health insurance because many states would not establish their own …

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Why the Gay Marriage Decision of the Supreme Court Matters Even More Than the One on Obamacare

Why the Gay Marriage Decision of the Supreme Court Matters Even More Than the One on Obamacare By Leonard Zwelling          To my kids, this is a non-issue.          For them, having friends who are gay has about the same novelty as having a black fraternity brother had to me.          In one sense when …

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Sweet Cup: The Best Ice Cream in Houston

Quick announcement re: SCOTUS Decision on ACA I did 2 radio interviews Thursday, June 25. Here’s one: https://soundcloud.com/bryan-crabtree-highlights/dr-leonard-zwelling-4-viable-alternatives-to-obamacare Also: On Sunday, June 28 at 10 AM I will be interviewed with regard to ACA on KPRC Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall, NBC local affiliate in Houstaon, Channel 2.  Tune in if you can. Sweet Cup: The …

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Quiet

Quiet By Leonard Zwelling          The world is a noisy place and quiet is drastically underrated as a holy state.          First, it helps you sleep. I know when I am in Manhattan, even 50 floors above street level, it is never silent, and that’s not conducive to a good night’s sleep. I think that’s …

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May 15, 2011-A Prescient Article from the Houston Chronicle’s Todd Ackerman

May 15, 2011-A Prescient Article from the Houston Chronicle’s Todd Ackerman By Leonard Zwelling          On Sunday, May 15, 2011, Todd Ackerman wrote a piece in the Houston Chronicle about the newly named President to be of MD Anderson, Ronald DePinho. Why do I know? I am currently wading through my piles of news articles …

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Alone

Alone By Leonard Zwelling          Since my firing as a Vice President in 2007, I have spent an awful lot of time alone. Where once my days had been filled with meetings, conferences and seminars, I found myself exiled first to one of the Main Street office buildings, then to a 600 square foot apartment …

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Both Iraq and MD Anderson Are Gone: There Is No Restoration Pending, But There Could Be

Both Iraq and MD Anderson Are Gone: There Is No Restoration Pending, But There Could Be By Leonard Zwelling          Iraq is no more. Iraq never was.          Iraq was a made-up country formed by the British after WWI. It consisted of three oppositional forces that really don’t like each other. I am not talking …

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The Latest Indignity-The Censure by the AAUP

The Latest Indignity-The Censure by the AAUP By Leonard Zwelling http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/health/article/MD-Anderson-censured-by-national-faculty-group-6325844.php          This is probably not a big deal but it is emblematic of several problems that continue to plague MD Anderson.          The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has censured MD Anderson and its term tenure practice. This may have no bearing on …

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