‘Make America Healthy Again’ Sounds Good Until You Start Asking Questions
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s health agenda is politically slippery.
Yasmin Tayag
Yasmin Tayag is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Before joining in 2021, she was the science editor at OneZero, Future Human, and Inverse. Her writing has been published by The New Yorker, The New York Times, Bon Appétit, and other publications. At The Atlantic, Yasmin writes about science and the future of food.
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