Len Zwelling

America: The No-Fly Hot Zone By Leonard Zwelling          MD Anderson has cancelled all business travel—period. No international travel or domestic travel will be sponsored by MD Anderson for the foreseeable future. This, of course, keeps all the faculty away from the AACR and ASCO meetings in the spring, although I suspect these meetings will […]

Why I Cancelled My Travel Plans. Hint: It Wasn’t Fear Of Contracting The Coronavirus By Leonard Zwelling          I am not afraid of the coronavirus. Like so many communicable diseases, it is likely not about to get to the U.S., but already here. Once widespread testing becomes available, my guess is that there will be

Going Viral By Leonard Zwelling          I cancelled our trips to Argentina (March) and Hawaii (May). Both were long planned and we were looking forward to going. The Argentina trip was cancelled once before—in January when Genie took ill. She’s better and we were all set to go. But if you can’t drive back from

The Message Of The Message By Leonard Zwelling          In this piece by Frank Bruni, it is pointed out, quite correctly, I believe, that the message being delivered may be more important than the package in which it comes. This may be much to the chagrin of Tiffany’s and their famous light blue boxes, but

Can Bernie Do It? By Leonard Zwelling          I have been bombarded with emails and articles to read in the last few days since Bernie Sanders won the Nevada caucuses and became the true front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination. They all focus on whether or not Bernie can beat Trump. Some say yes. Some

Does It Matter How Adults Behave Short Of Committing A Crime? By Leonard Zwelling          I am still trying to wrap my head around how any thinking adult can support the re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States.          First, I never at all wonder why they might have voted for Mr.

Presidents Without Oversight By Leonard Zwelling          Everyone needs a boss or should have some sort of supervision. Even bosses need bosses. The biggest CEO has a corporate board that oversees the wellbeing of the company, the value of its stock, and the excellence of its products. Why? Because no one is above some sort

A Trump Walks Into A Barr Or “Pardon Me, Sir” By Leonard Zwelling          Ha-ha. You get it, but it’s real. Or is it?          Attorney General William Barr got on national television to implore President Trump to stop tweeting about Justice Department business as it was “making it impossible” for him to do his

Noisy Withdrawal By Leonard Zwelling          What is happening in Washington, DC stirs a lot of memories in me. All bad.          As the two articles (and many others) illustrate, the president is now kicking ass and taking names with regard to anyone who opposes what he wants in the wake of his acquittal in

I’ll Vote For Amy By Leonard Zwelling          I believe that early voting for the Texas primary starts on Tuesday. As usual, I will be there bright and early, ready to cast my ballot in the Democratic primary. I have voted in the Republican primary in the past because in Texas you need not register