Regulatory Theater: Why the FDA’s New Drug Fast-Track Policy Doesn’t Add Up

Digital illustration of red velvet theater curtains pulled back to reveal a chaotic scene with tangled wires, pills, and regulatory documents. A glowing ‘Priority Voucher’ is spotlighted at the center, symbolizing the hidden politics of FDA fast-track approvals.

Let me get this straight. The same FDA now demanding “gold-standard” placebo-controlled trials for all new vaccines – including seasonal COVID updates for children and healthy adults – is also offering 1-to-2 month fast-track drug approvals to companies deemed “aligned with national priorities”? You can’t make this up. But apparently, the FDA just did. According […]

It’s Not the Autism I Mind. It’s the Apraxia.

Autistic teen with apraxia blows bubbles at the waterfront while wearing a neon yellow jacket and headphones; a Washington State ferry passes in the background during golden hour, capturing a peaceful sensory moment.

On April 16, 2025, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stood at a podium and unleashed a wave of rhetoric that shook the autism community to its core. He didn’t offer compassion. He didn’t offer solutions. What he offered was a familiar toxin: ableism dressed up as concern.