Len Zwelling

Another Layer of Bureaucracy Won’t Be Enough: Who Will Have The Upper Hahn? By Leonard Zwelling (Please check out the Media Gallery on www.lenzwelling.com/media-gallery/ for videos. Thanks) It’s a step in the right direction that the Chancellor finally awoke and put a thin layer of protection between Dr. DePinho and the rest of the institution. […]

The Dark Prince Whispering In The King’s Ear: Iago, Bannon, and Fontaine By Leonard Zwelling As Frank Bruni noted in the New York Times on Wednesday, February 1, it was hoped that Jared Kushner would serve as the thoughtful, rational balance to the bomb throwing alt-right Prince of Darkness that is Steve Bannon. Nice try!

One Small Step For Faculty, One Giant Leap For MD Anderson By Leonard Zwelling I was gratified to learn on Friday afternoon, February 3, that the Chancellor and Board of Regents persuaded Dr. DePinho to bring in a Chief Operating Officer who, I assume, will be running the day-to-day operations of MD Anderson. Someone needs

LeMaistre Vs. DePinho: Optimism Vs. Fear By Leonard Zwelling (This was written a day before I learned of Dr. LeMaistre’s death. It is dedicated to him). It was a pleasure to work for Mickey LeMaistre. It was always a pleasure to speak with him. My kids loved listening to Dr. LeMaistre when they met him

Repeal And Replace The “ACA”: Administrative Change at Anderson By Leonard Zwelling The Affordable Care Act or ACA is under attack from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. One of the essential deliverables of the Trump Presidency will be a new health care law that “covers everyone” and is less expensive than ObamaCare. Sixteen blocks away,

Founding Myths And Wealthy Survivalists: When The Truth Is Fungible, So Is Society By Leonard Zwelling The new number one best seller is an old book, 1984, George Orwell’s dystopian novel about what the future would be like when it was published in 1949. Evan Osnos has a piece out in the January 30 New

Where Are They?: Thousands On The Mall, Millions Of Illegal Voters, Millions Of Patient Care Dollars By Leonard Zwelling No wonder Trump likes the Russians. He is a firm believer in the big lie, a tried and true method employed by the old Soviet Union and dictatorships far and wide. (See another fine piece by

“Alternative Facts”: Yours, Mine, and Those Of The Presidents By Leonard Zwelling I think that we all readily accept the fact that we may be living in an alternative universe inhabited by cats whose bodies fade but leave their grins behind, and “hookah smoking caterpillars.” Alice is alive and well and living in Washington, DC

Carnage Vs. Hope: Trump vs. Obama, Springsteen vs. Taylor, DePinho vs. ? By Leonard Zwelling The picture Donald Trump painted of America during his Inaugural Address was like the lyrics of a Bruce Springsteen song. “Factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; An education system flush with cash, but which leaves our

Whistleblowing By Leonard Zwelling http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/outside-the-boardroom/article/PBS-ethics-program-reexamines-Enron-scandal-10866814.php This is an interesting post that went up on the Houston Chronicle website on January 19 from Chris Tomlinson. It describes a new show about Enron and it reminded me of the fact that many current Houstonians weren’t here when the jobs and pensions of thousands were tossed into the