Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reported receiving $4 million in book advances over the past year from Skyhorse Publishing, a company owned by longtime friend and business associate Tony Lyons, according to his newest annual financial disclosure. Lyons also leads a network of Make America Healthy Again groups, some of which accept political contributions and corporate sponsorships from health-related companies, The New York Times reported in a syndicated investigation.
The filing, signed by an HHS ethics official on Sept. 17, lists two advances of $2 million each, according to NPR, which obtained the financial disclosure document. One planned book is titled Unsettled Science, a twist on the phrase "settled science," which is often used to describe the evidence for vaccine safety. The disclosure also records more than $270,000 in gifts, mostly flights and lodging.
