As it has in the past, the New York Times published a recent article that attempts to drive a wedge between the factions of the wide tent movement formed by the alliance between Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

The health-conscious crusade has gained g-force momentum under RFK Jr.’s MAHA banner, uniting concerns about everything from pesticides and soil health to vaccine schedules and the three letter agencies’ conflicts of interest. But the Times can’t help attempting to sow division where there really is none.
The new era of conservatives is far less elitist, and far more inclusive.
The piece by Lisa Miller, titled “How the Right Claimed Crunchy,.” insists that what used to be considered a “lefty worldview” — eating whole foods and avoiding toxins — has been transformed into a faction of mothers who are more selfishly concerned about “health freedom.” Those are the Times' quotes, not mine. As if “health freedom” is not a real concept.
This is how the liberal media rolls. When faced with a development that counters their well-worn narrative, rather than try to understand, they shame or mock. They use derogatory names like “anti-vax” or “conspiracy theorist.” They put things in quotes insinuating they are not valid concerns.
Miller claims in her bio that she “values truth-telling above all.” If that were the case, she wouldn’t be trying to pit those of us who care deeply about the state of our nation’s health, or lack thereof, against each other. She would see chronic disease as the mortal threat to our freedom and self-governance that it is and support every effort to get to the bottom of it.
Besides, conservatives have not laid claim to anything. We’ve simply insisted on uncovering the truth of what’s in our food. We want to know what’s in the vaccine and if the proper clinical trials have been run. We require transparency when it comes to the revolving door of high paying executive jobs and top-level positions at the NIH or CDC or FDA. Many of us are still...