Len Zwelling

The American Prosperity Gospel And Its Relationship To The Cancer Community By Leonard Zwelling http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/opinion/sunday/death-the-prosperity-gospel-and-me.html?_r=0          This is one of the most gripping and informative op-eds I have ever read (Sunday, February 14, NY Times). It tells two stories. The first is about mortality and the fact that a 35-year old assistant professor of history […]

Solving the Supreme Court Quandary: Appoint Biden By Leonard Zwelling          Antonin Scalia has died. Thus there is in fact a “balance” on the Supreme Court—4 Democratic appointments (Ginsberg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan) and 4 Republicans (Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Kennedy). If a decision is made by the Court under such circumstances and the vote is 4

The Many Faces of Joy: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Bernie, Donald and Leon By Leonard Zwelling          The pundits are really struggling trying to explain the results of the New Hampshire primary and in fact the entire course of the Presidential campaign to date. I am not sure that it is all

New Hampshire EXTRA: Why The Donald and The Bern? In the Rest, No Trust By Leonard Zwelling          How does a thinking follower of American politics reconcile the fact that Donald Trump, a man who has never held office and is famous for being a reality star and a rich person, and Bernie Sanders, a

Unbridled Greed By Leonard Zwelling http://www.c-span.org/video/?404183-1/hearing-prescription-drug-market          I have labored through many hearings on Capitol Hill.  Most of the time they are of little consequence and even less drama. The Congressmen and Congresswomen make speeches. The “witnesses” are under oath and bob and weave trying to say nothing and hoping the chairman says the member’s

The Many Cancer MoonShots By Leonard Zwelling          In the January 22, 2016 issue of Science (p. 325), the initial phase of the Biden MoonShot is described. Subsequently the entire issue of how to pay for it gets discussed on February 2: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/02/white-house-wants-1-billion-vice-president-biden-s-cancer-moonshot-where-will-it-come          In the earlier article, care is taken to distinguish the Vice

Two Views of the Future, Donald’s and Bernie’s: Which One is Ron’s and Does It Make Sense? By Leonard Zwelling          To Donald Trump’s eyes, we have shrunk as a nation. Our leaders are worthless and stupid. Our Congress is dysfunctional and corrupt. Only he is capable of making a deal so you had better

Does Bernie Explain Ron? Bad Capitalism, Bad Leadership: The Young Have Grown Accustomed to Both By Leonard Zwelling          Many of us old timers at MD Anderson cannot understand how a President can do so many silly, wrong and potentially illegal and surely unethical things, and retain his position. I used to be in that

EXTRA: The Presidential Moon Shot Task Force By Leonard Zwelling          A thoughtful reader has forwarded to me the announcements from the federal government about the Task Force that President Obama has put together to re-energize the war on cancer. I guess this is the Surge on Cancer.          This announcement came in two parts.

The Race To The Starting Line in Iowa By Leonard Zwelling          Given the pace of the changes in the standings among the various pretenders to the Game of Thrones, Oval Office version 2.0, whenever I write this will probably mean that it is out of date before I finish the first paragraph. So I