RFK Jr. Criticizes Anxiety Medications as Treatment Grows

The U.S. mental-health conversation just hit another fault line: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly criticized the expanding use of anxiety medications right as more Americans are seeking treatment. It landed exactly where this era is most combustible—between personal agency and medical standards, between “common sense” narratives and the messy reality of clinical evidence.

The timing matters. The sky is telegraphing a persuasion war: emotionally compelling messaging spreads fast, while credibility, definitions, and accountability get stress-tested in real time.