Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before the Senate Finance Committee, Washington, D.C., September 04, 2025 (Andrew Harnik/Getty)Amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s latest disinformation, conspiracy theories, and ineptitude, I joined the Irish Times’ In The News podcast to ask, “How in the world is this headcase still the US Health Secretary?”I chat with host Sorcha Pollak about Kennedy’s doubling down on his views and falsehoods in a Congressional hearing. I review the damage of his health and medical malpractice. And I consider if there is any line that Republican legislators will draw over his behavior.