The Shallow Iconoclasm of HHS Leadership

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and senior officials don’t want to talk about measles. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are tired of talking about measles. In the weeks before and after the controversy over the recent measles-associated deaths in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, HHS officials were characterizing the focus on the spread of the world’s most contagious disease as a campaign by media and Democrats to distract from the toll of chronic disease. Grayson Logue is a staff writer for The Dispatch and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the company in 2023, he worked in political risk consulting, helping advise Fortune 50 companies. He was also an assistant editor at Providence Magazine and is a graduate student at the University of Edinburgh, pursuing a Master’s degree in history. When Grayson is not writing pieces for the website, he is probably working hard to reduce the number of balls he loses on the golf course. More We Think You’d Like