How gaga is MAHA?: RFK Jr’s plans

The prospect of an anti-vaxxer and conspiracy theorist heading up American health policy understandably fills many Americans with horror. But Robert F. Kennedy junior, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health, advocates some policies that liberals have long favoured. How damaging would his appointment be? John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Adam O’Neal. They’re joined by The Economist’s Sacha Nauta, and former CDC official William Dietz. This episode uses audio from The Liz Wheeler Show Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts