Leonard Zwelling

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A Bad Deal Is Worse Than No Deal By Leonard Zwelling As I understand the Iran deal reached by President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry, the Iranians maintain their ability to use over 5000 centrifuges, do research and development on nuclear weapons, keep all of their current facilities open and submit to inspections, if

The DePinho/Chin Story To Date-The Denouement? By Leonard Zwelling          Obviously, this has been a momentous week in the on-going saga of the DePinho-Chin family and its relationship with MD Anderson.          First, the Houston Chronicle called for the ouster of the President of MD Anderson. This is a first in recent memory. What could

Appeasement Won’t Work in Iran or on Holcombe: Incision and Drainage Might By Leonard Zwelling          For those thinking that the latest broadside by the Houston Chronicle (“Code Blue”—April 2) will have an effect on the plans of the MD Anderson leadership—think again.          Now that Dr. DePinho has successfully manipulated Dr. Chin out of

When the Extraordinary Becomes Ordinary: How To Get MD Anderson and the United States Back On Top By Choosing Life By Leonard Zwelling          Good is not always easy to recognize. Great, usually is. See, I will show you. Frank Sinatra, Beethoven, Woody Allen, Willie Mays, Johnny Unitas, Michael Jordan, Bill Cosby. Ooops! Well, it

Is God Among the Final Four? By Leonard Zwelling          On the morning of Sunday (how appropriate), March 29, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana was George Stephanopoulos’ guest on ABC’s This Week. He was being questioned about the new law he had signed that promoted religious freedom in Indiana. What Mr. Stephanopoulos wanted to know

Recent MD Anderson History: Is Blame Another Word For Cause? By Leonard Zwelling          It is probably no surprise that in the winter of my years (okay, maybe late autumn), I should be interested in history. I always liked history in school, but ever since I spent the year (2008-2009) in Washington, where it pours

Sea of Blue, Puddle of Burnt Orange By Leonard Zwelling          NRG Reliant Park is no place to watch a basketball game. Yet, on Friday evening, March 27, there I was with my son Andrew doing exactly that along with 21,000 of my closest friends. Why?          In a word—DUKE.          The nation I joined

The Heuristic Value of Good and Bad Crisis Management By Leonard Zwelling          Yesterday, March 26 will go down as a day of learning, particularly self-learning. It will have heuristic value.          In a stunning development, French prosecutors have notified the world that the crash of the Germanwings flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf was no

Animal Farm or Animal House? By Leonard Zwelling          I have two types of friends from MD Anderson.          One group, let me call them the Animal Farm group, are appalled by the transition that has occurred at Anderson particularly over the last three plus years. They view the current leadership as a cross between