MAHA vs. the FDA: Dredging up old anti-regulation revisionist history

Recently, I've noticed articles from outlets aligned with MAHA calling for the elimination of the FDA. It's all recycled "health freedom" revisionist history and ahistorical nonsense.

/ May 4, 2026
A man in a blue suit and tie sits indoors, smiling at the camera while speaking into a microphone. There is a window with blinds and a curtain in the background.

Scientific Censor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Doesn’t Realize He’s the Medical Establishment Now & It’s His Job to Generate Evidence for the American People

I don't understand why public health figures like Jay Bhattacharya who controlled 58 billion dollars of funding uh didn't use that money to study it definitively and with running high quality trials.

/ May 1, 2026
Two book covers side by side. The left shows a gloved hand holding a model of the COVID-19 virus with flowers, titled “We Want Them Infected.” The right shows a road sign reading "Closed Due to COVID-19," titled "In COVID's Wake.

A Tale of Two Books: We Want Them Infected & In COVID’s Wake

I am not afraid to defend my book by discussing the real-world job performance of the MAHA/MAGA doctors featured in it. What about the authors of In COVID's Wake?

/ April 30, 2026
Acupuncture for xerostomia

PNAS Publishes Rank Pseudoscience

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently published an article on acupuncture. It's a highly credulous take that tries to convince the reader that acupuncture is more than just a highly theatrical placebo. Quackademic medicine continues apace.

/ April 29, 2026

Not Mine

Any medicine that is not science-based is not mine, nor is it SBM's

/ April 28, 2026
Placebo

The myth of the magically powerful placebo returns

It's been a long time since I've written about the deceptive narratives around placebos promoted by supporters of alternative medicine. Unfortunately, a new article claiming placebos can work as well as "real medicine" is making the rounds on social media. Here we go again.

/ April 27, 2026
A tree shaped like a human head stands in a field; its branches lose leaves that are blowing away, symbolizing memory loss or fading thoughts under a cloudy sky.

The MAHA Amnesia Project

The same disinformation agents who are trying to erase the history of the pandemic, are also trying to erase the history of MAHA.

/ April 24, 2026
Two men in suits stand side by side, smiling, in front of blue curtains and American flags.

The COVID Amnesia Project III:  The Plot to Erase Who Ordered Lockdowns in 2020

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is full of contempt and vitriol for doctors who worked in hospitals, but he literally “loves” lockdowners.

/ April 23, 2026

New Review Casts Doubt On Alzheimers Drugs But Is Controversial

There's a lot less than meets the eye to a recent Cochrane review that casts doubt on the efficacy of drugs for Alzheimer's disease.

/ April 22, 2026