A Crunchy Libertarian’s Guide to Making America Healthy Again
A piece for Pivot by YV.
As the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has taken over airways and the terms “granola” and “crunchy” have gone mainstream, I’ve been challenging myself to decide what I truly make of this increased focus on the health (or, rather, the lack thereof) of our nation.
I self-identify as crunchy. I make anything I can from scratch, I go to yoga at least three times a week, I try not to take painkillers, and I spend my evenings tending my vegetable garden. But I don’t take it to an extreme. You’ll often see me cracking open a Redbull and eating Chick-Fil-A nuggets.
I also classify myself as a libertarian. I think I can make decisions for myself better than the government can, and I believe people should be able to do whatever they want as long as they aren’t harming others.
As RFK Jr. has brought the MAHA movement to the national stage, I have been internally struggling to reconcile my penchant for natural alternatives with my desire for personal freedoms and limited government.
In my debut piece for Pivot by YV I discuss how we should look at the MAHA movement and what role the government ought to have in our health. Check it out below:
