Len Zwelling

The Government Shutdown And Health Care Reform By Leonard Zwelling The major sticking point that led to the government shutdown that has now just ended, was immigration. The Democrats wanted to make sure that 800,000 Dreamers could stay in the country, the only one these young people really know, and the Republicans wanted more guarantees […]

Contrition By Leonard Zwellling It appears that Mr. Bannon has it. But not fast enough. He’s out at Breitbart. He apparently regrets some of the things he told Michael Wolff that were retold in the new book Fire and Fury in which Mr. Bannon is reported to have besmirched the president, his family and other

Does A President’s Denial Have Meaning? By Leonard Zwelling Mr. Trump says he is not a racist. Yet, his utterances belie his disclaimers and his past remarks about people all over the world as well as his fellow Americans (remember the “Mexican judge” who was born in Indiana?) suggest otherwise. His history and that of

Supporters Of Trump Speak Up By Leonard Zwelling On January 18, 2018, The New York Times printed a series of letters from readers who voted for Donald Trump AND who still support him. There is great heuristic value in reading these letters and I have attached a link above. The reasons they voted for Trump

Can Republicans Govern? By Leonard Zwelling This is a reasonable question after a year of 24/7 GOP dominance in Washington. The tax bill gives the Republicans something to crow about. Whether it is good for the country or not remains to be seen. The stock market is way up! But half of all Americans own

Doctor, How Old Are You? By Leonard Zwelling The attached says it all. I was wrong. Younger doctors do have a lot to offer and I better get used to it, because many of mine will be retiring soon. Haider Javed Warraich, a cardiovascular fellow at Duke (where else?), has written the piece and has

Oprah’s Truth By Leonard Zwelling https://www.wsj.com/articles/oprahs-truth-and-its-potentially-deadly-consequences-1515628059 Upon receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe show on Sunday, January 7, Oprah Winfrey may have launched her bid to be president in 2020. At least that’s what the blogosphere thinks. #Oprah2020 is the hash tag du jour. Given who the current occupant of the

Science: The Final Frontier By Leonard Zwelling In this opinion piece in the NY Times on January 5, 2018, Neal F. Lane and Michael Riordan discuss the need for the naming of a science advisor to the current occupant of the Oval Office. Given the long list of policy issues that depend upon the proper

Trump v. Bannon: Big Dog, Fire Hydrants, And Male Egos By Leonard Zwelling There may be nothing as fragile or as lethal as the male ego. If that is true, Donald Trump and Steve Bannon may be exhibits one and two. Now their poorly hidden enmity has broken out across the fruited plain. And this

Modern Medicine Through The Lens Of The NY Times By Leonard Zwelling These two stories appeared in The New York Times on January 1, 2018. The first tells a sorrowful tale of how veterans are getting less than adequate health care at a VA Hospital in Roseburg, Oregon because administrators have taken over the patient