Bobby Jr. Would Make Thomas Paine Cry

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Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense galvanized support for the American Revolution. It mocked the English monarchy, calling hereditary succession “a degradation and lessening of ourselves” and “an imposition on posterity.” Were he still with us, Paine might weep at the sight of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. heading the Department of Health and Human Services. President Donald Trump had two reasons to put this crackpot in charge of a world-renowned medical powerhouse. One was that “Bobby” […]

Froma Harrop
Froma Harrop
Harrop is an American writer and author. She is best known for her bi-weekly syndicated column which appears in about 200 news outlets including the Seattle Times, Newsday, Denver Post, Dallas Morning News, Arizona Republic, Detroit News, and Real Clear Politics and The Providence Journal. She is represented by Creators Syndicate Inc. in Los Angeles. Media Matters ranks her column 20th nationally in total readership and 14th in large newspaper concentration.