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A day doesn’t pass in Washington without some kind of new health controversy grabbing headlines and inviting fresh skepticism of national health authorities. 5G and brain health. Tylenol causes autism. Vaccine confusion galore. Though we survived the excesses of the COVID era and its dizzying health recommendations, those days aren’t necessarily behind us. It’s just changed flavors to…
The companies behind Tony the Tiger, Fruit Loops, Heinz ketchup, Coca-Cola, Oreo, and Lucky Charms are lawyering up as the government takes them to court. Earlier this month, San Francisco launched a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against major food manufacturers, blaming them for the obesity and health crisis that has become a rallying cry for progressive activists and Robert…
Not more than a year ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a handsomely paid partner for the injury law firm Morgan & Morgan, the largest and most profitable firm in the country, with a reputation as a reliable Democratic megadonor and interest group. As the controversial HHS Secretary enters his second year, RFK’s record thus far looks less like…
The federal health bureaucracy’s latest health advice deals with Tylenol, pregnancy, and a supposed link to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. It’s a controversial flag for the Trump administration to plant, but it’s on-brand for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who knows precisely what he’s doing. RFK Jr. is relying on select studies and questionable experts for…
The state of Ohio is in a mini-panic about the kratom plant and its derivative alkaloids, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH). We should be cautious before we launch the next war on drugs, which would cause further harm to consumers and families. Driven by some fear-mongering headlines, industry lobbying, and even Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert…
I was interviewed by the New York Sun on the latest announcements by RFK Jr. surrounding Tylenol and acetaminophen, and how this will supercharge the lawsuit industry: The deputy director at the Consumer Choice Center, Yaël Ossowski, says a district judge threw out the case because the expert testimonies used by the plaintiffs were determined…
Should Coke be forced to use cane sugar again? Which food coloring will be banned next? What’s the fate of seed oils in the American diet and school lunches? These aren’t the musings of some fringe online health influencer; these are the rumored policy priorities of attorney and former Democratic-turned-independent presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose Senate confirmation hearing…
Cabinet confirmation hearings began in Washington last week for several of President Trump’s picks for top jobs in government. While Marco Rubio passed the gauntlet, we’re still waiting on word of a scheduled hearing for Trump’s most controversial picks: Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health…
The modern Kennedy has some pretty whacko authoritarian anti-prosperity ideas, but he somehow gets why Bitcoin matters. Historically, we all know cypherpunk Bitcoin, nerd Bitcoin, lambo Bitcoin, and finance Bitcoin. Now, we’re in the age of political Bitcoin. At this early juncture in the 2024 US Presidential campaign, we’ve already had three candidates explicitly mention…