Americans are not chumps. They can usually tell the difference between health care guidance offered by well-informed medical practitioners and the ravings of conspiracy theorists. The latest evidence of this? Polling by The Economist and YouGov found that just 26% would trust Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for medical advice compared with 48% who distrust him. Oh, and what percentage trust their own doctors? That would be a whopping 79% of respondents. Hooray for family physicians.

Given this skepticism, it’s really pretty remarkable that Kennedy continues to hold his post as secretary of Health and Human Services, especially after his dispiriting appearance last week before the Senate Finance Committee. The hearing may have been hostile and politically charged, but it was also revealing: Kenn

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