Len Zwelling

CPRIT By Leonard Zwelling https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/There-are-better-ways-to-fund-cancer-research-14554503.php https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/Bolstering-Texas-cancer-research-program-will-14556827.php In the Houston Chronicle on October 23, two opinion pieces (above) appeared addressing the ballot proposition that asks for an additional $6 billion in a funding initiative for CPRIT. CPRIT is the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. It began to give out grants, support new companies, and […]

“Get Over It”—NO! By Leonard Zwelling Admiral William H. McRaven (author of the above op-ed in the NY Times on October 18), is the former Chancellor of the University of Texas and the Navy Seal leader who planned and operationalized the successful raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. He has sacrificed much for his country.

ALTUVE! By Leonard Zwelling I’ve been going to baseball games since I was ten, in 1958. That first game was a 10 nothing beat down by the Yankees on some hapless American League foe with Bob Turley on the mound. Since then I saw Mickey Mantle walk off the Indians in the 11th inning at

The BW Is In The Hall Of Fame–Again By Leonard Zwelling Readers of this blog know I refer to my wife, Dr. Eugenie Kleinerman, as the BW, the Beautiful Wife. I stole this from Earl Wilson who wrote a gossip column in the New York Post that I read as a young boy when my

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