RFK Jr.’s New Normal
As Trump nominates a new, uncontroversial CDC director, a more restrained version of the health secretary is appearing.
Tom Bartlett
Tom Bartlett is a staff writer at The Atlantic.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Heather Diehl / Getty; Megan Varner / Bloomberg / Getty. The Man Holding MAHA Together
Can RFK Jr.’s book publisher keep the movement alive?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Heather Diehl / Getty; Jordan Vonderhaar / Bloomberg / Getty. MAHA Has Been Given an Impossible Task
The Trump administration seems to be leaning on the movement as a distraction.
Ethan Noah Roy RFK Jr. Is Losing His Grip on the CDC
The Trump administration seems to be putting MAHA on notice.
Mark Peterson / Redux The Fight Over Tylenol and Autism Just Got Messier
Researchers in Taiwan tried to examine whether using acetaminophen during pregnancy leaves children at greater risk of neurological disorders. The results are head-scratching at best.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty. Well, That Didn’t Sound Like Casey Means
The nominee for surgeon general kept her most eccentric wellness beliefs largely in check at her confirmation hearing.
Tom Brenner / AP ‘I Genuinely Am Upset That Your Kids Are Vaccinated’
Del Bigtree, a longtime ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., isn’t just anti-vaccine. He’s pro-infection.
Lindsey Wasson / Reuters The Longevity Influencer Who Went Into ‘Withdrawal’ Without Jeffrey Epstein
Peter Attia is all over the Epstein files.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: David Dee Delgado / Getty; Rick Friedman / Corbis / Getty. Polio Was That Bad
One of RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers recently floated the idea of stopping vaccination against the virus. It would be catastrophic.
Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Sources: Smith Collection / Gado / Getty; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis / PhotoQuest / Getty; Ron Chapple / Getty. RFK Jr.’s Next Move Is What Anti-Vaxxers Have Been Waiting For
Nothing seems to be stopping the health secretary from driving America over a vaccine cliff.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty.
