August 2020

Balance

Balance: Have We Lost It? By Leonard Zwelling          It’s August 26. There’s a massive hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico threatening the Texas and Louisiana coast. The coronavirus is still a threat to many Americans. Over 178,000 have died as of this writing. While the stock market may be doing fine, many Americans are […]

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Socialism

Socialism By Leonard Zwelling          I have been getting hammered by my conservative friends on a host of issues. First, they resent the fact that I do not show enough deference to the current occupant of the Oval Office. He may be a despicable human being, they admit, but he is the president, they aver.

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Covid Break

A Covid Break In Ohio By Leonard Zwelling          Twenty-three consecutive weeks in Houston. It was a record for me. One hundred sixty-one consecutive days without being on an airplane. I think that’s a record, too. We had flown into Bush Intercontinental on February 29, 2020 from Palm Springs as the news of the coronavirus

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Negligence

The Common Factor: Coronavirus And The Beirut Explosion–Negligence By Leonard Zwelling          Back and forth. The arguments come to me through my email and on the blog. It’s all Trump’s fault. Biden is senile and would be a disaster. The coronavirus is just a bad flu year and we should have kept everything open. No,

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Gold

Gold By Leonard Zwelling          There is a compelling new sports documentary on HBO called “The Weight of Gold.” It is narrated by super-Olympian Michael Phelps who is also an executive producer. It was directed by Brett Rapkin. Its story is a simple one and a horrible one all at once. It is that the

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