Trumbo, Trump, and Moon Shots By Leonard Zwelling Nothing is more uplifting and nothing more dangerous than an idea. Trumbo, a film by Jay Roach starring Bryan Cranston, is the true story of Dalton Trumbo, a famous Hollywood screenwriter and author, a winner of the National Book Award, and the most famous victim …
What The Debate Really Meant By Leonard Zwelling The Tuesday Night Fight from Vegas was actually surprisingly informative. We learned that Dr. Paul wouldn’t shoot down a Russian plane in an American-declared no-fly zone, but Governor Christie would. We learned that Carly Fiorina is a scold and wants the boys she has to …
The Trouble With Trump’s Tribalism: It’s the Perfect ISIS Recruiting Tool By Leonard Zwelling The United States that I know and love is not a tribal nation. The only tribes ensconced by law in the American fabric are the Indian tribes and even they are called “nations” in statute. America is a melting pot. …
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Guns, Grief and Gonifs By Leonard Zwelling As I watched the parade of politicians and talking heads march across my TV screen this Sunday morning, I only got angrier. The Republican insistence that the US does not have a regulatable gun problem is simply delusional. Regardless of the fact that the guns used …
“Killing a King”: Why This Book Is So Crucial Now By Leonard Zwelling Dan Ephron’s book of this title describes the two lines of thinking that crossed when Yigal Amir murdered Yitzhak Rabin in November of 1995 and for all intents and purposes ended any chance that Israel could strike a peace deal with …
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Saying What and Saying How Are Not the Same: The Big Con By Leonard Zwelling I am personally thrilled that the President of the United States realizes that ISIS and its inspired followers in this country are a threat to the safety of the American people. It’s about time. I am also personally …
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One More Time: Clinical Research Is Not Clinical Care By Leonard Zwelling The latest issue of The New Yorker has a story that chilled me to the bone while bringing up 20 year old memories. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/12/07/bacteria-on-the-brain The story is called Bacteria On The Brain by Emily Eakin. It relates the story of Drs. …
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Guns By Leonard Zwelling We have all heard it a thousand times. Tragedy after tragedy greets us on the evening news as another lunatic with a gun kills a bunch of people and our elected representatives do nothing. And I mean nothing. Personally, I am tired of the GOP attributing this all …
Making ISIS History By Leonard Zwelling Like cancer, ISIS is a malignancy. The radical jihadists are tearing up the Middle East wrestling with Al Qaeda for supremacy among the lunatics, competing to supplant Western civilization with Sharia Law in a caliphate. Perhaps President Obama needs to consult with some oncologists on how …
Cheering Muslims in New Jersey; Cures For Cancer; Big Lies By Leonard Zwelling It should no longer be a surprise to anyone that men like Hitler and Stalin could rise to power while lying to their people. Donald Trump and Ben Carson are giving it a try here in the USA. Dr. Carson’s …
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