Why Trump Wants a 2026 Midterm Convention

I’ve written before about preference cascades – where large portions of the public, often a majority, conceal their views for fear of punishment, only to reveal those views when some precipitating event takes place. Classic examples include the fall of Communist regimes, like Ceausescu’s Romania, where even Ceausescu himself thought everyone loved him until shortly before he was stood in front of a wall and shot.

As Health and Human Services secretary, Robert Kennedy Jr. is a menace to us all and ought to be removed as soon as possible. But he’s right about one matter, and, in a break from his usual practice (omnidirectional quackery), he finds himself in total accord with the medical establishment. The issue is direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising. It’s out of control.