Leonard Zwelling

Curious About How This Goes By Leonard Zwelling I think most Americans, whether pro-Trump or anti-Trump, want to get to the bottom of what he’s up to with regard to promises he has made to foreign leaders and in exchange for what. Is the President of the United States beholding to other countries and, if […]

What Are Facts? By Leonard Zwelling Bear with me on this one. It’s complicated. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-ukraine-what-we-know-11570389569 In The Wall Street Journal on Monday, October 7, famous cartoonist Scott Adams (“Dilbert”) wrote a piece about trying to discern fact from fiction when the news media from the right and left appear to be giving us conflicting views

Concierge Medicine And The Time To Listen By Leonard Zwelling It has always been my belief that at some point the United States must swing toward a medical system that covers everyone. How we get there is beyond me. My guess is that someday the Democrats will have the power to push through a public

Mitt Romney: Super Hero? By Leonard Zwelling I have been thinking a lot about John McCain in the last few weeks. I keep wondering what he would make of the Democrats’ attempt to impeach President Trump and Trump’s counter-attacks against Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff and the rest of the House majority. I also wonder about

Feedback By Leonard Zwelling There is nothing more gratifying to a blogger than getting emails and texts from readers commenting upon a previously posted blog. Most of the notes I get call me to task. I guess no one writes to you if they agree with you. That makes sense. It’s mostly those with contrary

America’s PTSD: Pretty Tired of Seeing Donald By Leonard Zwelling This week has been devoted to blogs about the impending impeachment inquiry that may turn into an investigation that may turn into articles of impeachment and a committee vote that may turn into a vote on the House floor to impeach the President of The

What’s Next In The Impeachment Drama?: No One Knows By Leonard Zwelling https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-set-a-bear-trap-11569539234 I laughed out loud when I read Peggy Noonan’s latest op-ed on Saturday, September 28 in the Wall Street Journal. She was thinking what I was. There is no way to know what happens next when the Democrats formally launch the impeachment

If You’re Good, You Only Need One: The Al Capone Strategy By Leonard Zwelling One of my great guilty pleasures of all time is the movie The Untouchables by Brian DiPalma, starring Kevin Costner as Eliot Ness. It’s a fictional account of how a small band of government agents fought the Chicago mob and the

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice By Leonard Zwelling I have two sons. They are aged 39 and 33. They know the music of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Eagles and Bruce Springsteen. Who they know less well is Linda Ronstadt. Linda Ronstadt is still quite alive despite having been most popular over

Upside Risks Vs. Downside Risks In Determining Policy Alternatives By Leonard Zwelling Often, when formulating policy, when faced with two alternative paths, one must make a choice in which one alternative proves of greater risk than the other. Although taking great risk can be the mark of great leadership, those risks should never be simply