Congratulations to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who has been confirmed by the Senate as the next director of the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Bhattacharya was an outspoken critic of the government’s heavy-handed response to COVID-19 and co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration.
The White House rapid response team was the first to celebrate Dr. Bhattacharya’s confirmation, tweeting:
✅ CONFIRMED: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as Director of the NIH. pic.twitter.com/DEBbpJQ0lU
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 25, 2025
Dr. Bhattacharya has been a consistent advocate for free speech in science. Watch below as he gives a speech to the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, titled “The End of Free Speech is the End of Science.”
Action Line: Again, congratulations to Dr. Bhattacharya and the Trump administration for its advocacy for free speech and open discussion of science. Click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.
