Len Zwelling

Climate Change By Leonard Zwelling It was a most unusual Meet the Press on Sunday, December 30, 2018. The host, Chuck Todd, used the hour to address one and only one issue. Climate change. He did so in an unusual way. He did not give equal time to the climate change deniers. He had real […]

Health Care Is Better In France: Because It’s A Given By Leonard Zwelling Everyone is covered. It’s that simple really. In the above linked article from The New York Times on January 3, Erica Rex describes her experience as a consumer of health care in America, Britain and France. She likes the latter best. She

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

The Chaos In DC: It’s One Man’s Mess By Leonard Zwelling https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-isnt-as-good-as-his-word-11545690232 As he sits alone in the White House over Christmas, stuck there because of the government shutdown over the refusal by Congress to give him money for the border wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for, President Trump can take solace in

Bangkok: Traffic, Temples, And The Future Of Retail By Leonard Zwelling Bladerunner. That’s all I could think about as the van inched through traffic the likes of which I had never seen. There were electric billboards everywhere in the night sky. They were mini-movies for all kinds of products and other than the displays not

Cambodia, Angkor Wat, and Tuk Tuks: We Almost Didn’t Make It By Leonard Zwelling Our stay in Viet Nam was coming to a close. We transferred to Saigon’s airport for the one-hour flight to Siem Reap in Cambodia. But we had a major hiccup. Our flight was slated to be Vietnam Air VN 3825, but

The Tunnels Of Cu Chi: The Holocaust Of Liberation By Leonard Zwelling Would I have ever come to Viet Nam if not for the American War? Doubtful. Yet, after a week here, I have heard little from our various guides about that war. That changed today. It was somber. It was frightening. It was awful.

Shabbat Saigon By Leonard Zwelling If Hanoi is amazing, Saigon is otherworldly. It’s Paris with motor scooters. Eight million of them in a population of 13.6 million. They all seem to be riding their scooters on the street at once. And traffic lights? Few and just a suggestion anyway. This town is really hopping. Communism?

Hoi An: Food And Clothing By Leonard Zwelling It’s a day on our own in the Old City of Hoi An. That means only two things are on tap: food and clothing. The market in Hoi An, like the Shuk in Jerusalem, is stand after stand of vegetables, fruits, seafood and meat. It’s all fresh.

Ha Long Bay And On To Hoi An By Leonard Zwelling The two plus hour bus ride from downtown Hanoi to the boat dock at Ha Long Bay was boring, but at least it was on a highway with few motor bikes. The trip was broken up by yet another obligatory stop at a Vietnamese