January 2019

Bag Man

Bag Man By Leonard Zwelling The President of the United States is being threatened with indictment or impeachment. Those around him may be guilty as well. The president has fired many of his former associates. He is being accused of obstruction of justice and the Justice Department is being put in the unenviable position of

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2020

2020 By Leonard Zwelling Let’s talk 2020. Oy, already? Yes, already. The Democrats are lining up to run for president including Elizabeth Warren, Joaquin Castro, and others. But let’s cut to the elephant in the room. That would be the GOP elephant named Donald Trump. More than anything else, the 2020 presidential election will be

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Wall

Wall By Leonard Zwelling On Tuesday evening, January 8, 2019, the President of the United States got on national television to try to convince the American people that an existential crisis exists on the southern border of the United States. That threat, he avers, warrants the construction of some sort of inert barrier between Mexico

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The Recurring Problem Of Financial Conflict Of Interest In Academic Medicine

The Recurring Problem Of Financial Conflict Of Interest In Academic Medicine By Leonard Zwelling When is it great to be left out of a major article in The New York Times about American cancer centers? When the article is about conflict of interest. As has been the case for months now, the NY Times is

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The Chinese Dilemma

The Chinese Dilemma By Leonard Zwelling https://www.wsj.com/articles/tariffs-should-target-chinese-lawlessness-not-the-trade-deficit-11545955628 The problem that faces the United States in its on-going trade war with China is not simply the issue of a trade deficit. Yes, the U.S. imports more from China than China imports from us. But that’s not really the problem as Martin Feldstein, former chairman of the

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