Len Zwelling

See Something? Say Something? Do Something?: A Warning By Leonard Zwelling https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/obama-putin-election-hacking/?hpid=hp_hp-banner-high_russiaobama-banner-7a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.ef8c46b67525 It’s a chilling article that has gotten extensive press coverage today, Friday, June 23. This is worth reading but let me sum it up. The Obama White House knew of the huge degree of invasive mischief that the Russians used against our election […]

EXTRA: The American Health Care Act By Leonard Zwelling https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/22/us/senate-health-care-bill.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 For a quick summary, these are pretty good. The bottom line is rather simple. First, why do this at all? Answer, the uncertainty plaguing the insurance markets due to all of the talk about the Republican repeal of the ACA during the campaign and the

Guns—Again By Leonard Zwelling I have said it before and I will say it again, this country’s infatuation with firearms is deadly and unnecessary. The latest evidence, the shooting at a baseball field in Virginia on Wednesday morning, June 14, created yet another frenzy of hand-wringing that will undoubtedly come to nothing with regard to

Sycophants By Leonard Zwelling One needs go no further than this shameful video of a recent Trump Cabinet meeting to comprehend the trouble the United States finds itself in under this president. Mr. Trump goes around the room extracting praise from all of his surrogates in the various departments of the executive branch of the

Will Melania Make This Better? By Leonard Zwelling Maybe that’s what has been missing from Donald Trump’s White House life. A good woman. Now that his wife has moved into his new home that was formerly known as the White House and now as Mar-a-Loco, perhaps he can stay in bed until at least six

He Said, He Said By Leonard Zwelling No one is quite sure what to believe about the one-on-one meeting between President Trump and James Comey at which Mr. Trump “hoped” out loud that Mr. Comey would go easy on Michael Flynn, his just resigned Director of National Intelligence. It is reasonable that Comey took the

On Being Fired-Part II: It’s Tough Not To take It Personally By Leonard Zwelling “Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” This is a quote attributed to Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking but probably has its origins earlier. It is true, nonetheless. That being said, it was clear during

On Being Fired-Part I-The Comey Hearing By Leonard Zwelling I have been fired—several times. It always feels awful, but is often for the best. I have found that in each instance of being fired, understanding why was critically important. It lessened the likelihood that I would make a similar error in the future and often

Africa, Part III-Zambia, Zimbabwe and This Is Not Victory By Leonard Zwelling The small planes banked in tandem over Livingstone in Zambia. They land and we go through yet another customs line to enter another country. We are fortunate. This day they were allowing a multi-pass visa to both Zambia and Zimbabwe for only $50

Africa Part II-The Big Five By Leonqrd Zwelling The plane ride from Capetown in the southwest to Ngala and Kruger National Park in the northeast took about 2 and ½ hours in a four-engine prop plane from South Africa Airlines. The landing site is Hoedspruit Airport, a tiny remote landing zone. From there it was