Len Zwelling

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various pretenders to the Game of Thrones, Oval Office version 2.0, whenever I write this will probably mean that it is out of date before I finish the first paragraph.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

Wounded: Warriors, Commercial Labs, Medicine, and Presidential Aspirants EXTRA: Free Issue of Cancer Letter Covering Gilman/CPRIT Controversy (link below) By Leonard Zwelling http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/us/wounded-warrior-project-spends-lavishly-on-itself-ex-employees-say.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/business/theranos-lab-found-in-violation-of-clinical-standards.html?ref=business          A confession. I give money every month to the Wounded Warrior Project. Yes, I got the free blanket and from what the first article above says, I am in the

Now We Know What Scares The Donald. The Megyn. By Leonard Zwelling          It appeared that The Donald had no fear. After all, he is threatening to shoot someone on 5th Avenue without concern that it would eat into his poll numbers. Surely he fears nothing. Well, not quite. Donald Trump is afraid of Megyn

Money and Moon Shots: The Veep Is Back Peddling As Fast As He Can By Leonard Zwelling          By now the lines have been drawn around the wisdom of President Obama’s challenge to cure cancer in America with yet another moon shot. There are many who welcome the government’s declaration of episode 16 of Star

Feel The Bern By Leonard Zwelling          Larry David’s hysterical imitation of Bernie Sanders is so funny because it is so spot-on. It takes almost no imagination to hear the real Sanders saying to a reporter that he has only one pair of underwear. After all he has skewered Wall Street, blasted the health care