Len Zwelling

Vetting By Leonard Zwelling It was the most explosive beginning to a congressional hearing that I can remember. I heard it only on the radio returning from an exercise session. The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Charles Grassley (R-IA) opened up its initial discussion of the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy on […]

Baselga, DePinho and Mendelsohn: None Of Them Gets Conflict Of Interest By Leonard Zwelling The headline above the fold in The New York Times on Sunday, September 8 could not have been clearer. “A Top Doctor Didn’t Disclose Corporate Ties: Sloan Kettering Chief Was Paid Millions” Jose Baselga is the chief medical officer at MSKCC

The Anonymous NY Times Op-Ed Piece On Trump: Mostly Self-Serving By Leonard Zwelling This is confusing. On the one hand the op-ed piece in the paper on September 6 claims to have been written by a senior official in the White House. It points out that the President of the United States is unhinged, immature

What Will It Take To Declare War On Russia? By Leonard Zwelling They may have hijacked our last presidential election and most surely interfered in it using “fake news” and the Internet. They continue to interfere. They may be able to tap into and disrupt the power grid of the United States. They have purposefully

The Meaning Of Public Funerals: It’s About The Lives By Leonard Zwelling At the end of last week, the country saw two large funerals take place on successive days. Both brought forth throngs of celebrities and presidents. Both were richly deserved tributes to greatness. On Friday, The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin was given a

Special People By Leonard Zwelling They have an aura about them. I have met a few. These are the special ones, the ones who, for one reason or another, stand out among the rest of their peers as great performers or paragons of meaning. When you meet one of these people, you are quite aware

Why Can’t They Just Go Away? By Leonard Zwelling In May and June of 2004 I went through a transformation that was a few years in the making. By 2002, the stress of my job as Vice President for Research Administration had become unbearable. I was also trying to build a new house and move

A Criminal Enterprise In The White House: All The President’s Crooks By Leonard Zwelling There is a Russian Mafia. One of the things it does is launder ill-gotten money. One of the ways this is done is by buying high-end condominiums for cash in foreign countries. One of these countries is the United States and

Can The Country Survive Trump? By Leonard Zwelling The short answer is—of course. But I have had many discussions with many thoughtful people who are genuinely concerned for the long-term stability of the United States. And it’s not just about Trump, although he’s a big piece of the puzzle. First, there’s the economy. If you

Guilty, Guilty: One Left To Go By Leonard Zwelling Today, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 was a good day. The wheels of justice took two large cranks and mopped up two cranks. Paul Manafort was found guilty of eight counts of white-collar crime—tax evasion, bank fraud, and Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts of fraud