He got involved in the anti-vaxx movement early on, supporting Wakefield, despite the early controversy surrounding his published article (he never had permission to use the names of the other authors nor did they agree with the conclusions).

Yeah, but he was just another crackpot then. Today he’s a crackpot with power

Excuse me? You think someone who has the ability to get published in both Salon and The Rolling Stone writing on a topic they have no actual background in has no real power? When people like you fail to take people like him seriously, that's how they wind up in the CDC!!!

You have a point