Leonard Zwelling

Is Stormy The Last Straw? By Leonard Zwelling Many people who do not like the current occupant of the Oval Office have been talking about impeachment since President Trump was elected. As of now this has no chance of happening. The House of Representatives would have to issue articles of impeachment and that is not […]

Trade By Leonard Zwelling Trade is the act of buying and selling goods and services. It is my understanding that we have a trade deficit with China. I think what that means is that we buy more stuff that they sell than they buy of what we sell. Does anyone do this “trading” for free?

The Straight Line From Trump To The Teachers’ Strikes—And Back Again By Leonard Zwelling Anyone who believes that the United States has the finest system of public school education in the world is delusional. Now that is being made manifest by the very people who know this the best—the teachers. Arizona, Kentucky, West Virginia and

Medicine could use more common sense

The Right To Try By Leonard Zwelling Let’s start with the obvious. There is no right for a sick person to have access to experimental therapy. There just isn’t. Nor should there be. Clinical trials are an experimental endeavor in which the federal government exerts its regulatory authority to protect the public from unscrupulous people

The One Thousandth Blog By Leonard Zwelling Whether the count is accurate or not, the statistics section on my web page counter is indicating this is number 1000. I am not at all sure of the significance of that, but it does boggle my mind. The blog has had over 1 million two hundred thousand

Technological and Social Media Overreach: The Robo-Rabbi Call By Leonard Zwelling I have been blessed with many great teachers. I have met most of them although some I have met only through books or film or audio recordings. I did go to a retreat with the great Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh many years ago.

Is Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Or The Real Thing? By Leonard Zwelling http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1714229 In the March 15, 2018 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, an editorial describes the consequences of machine learning on the practice of medicine. On the surface, the use of big data to assist in medical decision-making doesn’t seem to

Bad Choices For Leaders: Tillerson and Bolton By Leonard Zwelling One of the best leaders for whom I have ever worked was Dr. Margaret Kripke. Margaret taught me that the best predictor of performance in a new appointee is past performance. If you did your last job well, you might be able to do your

I Am Not As Smart As I Like To Think I Am By Leonard Zwelling Have you ever felt stupid because of decisions that you have made—especially ones involving money? If not, you are a singular sensation. I have been trying, in vain so far, to publicize my last book and get the screen industry