Montreal Gazette
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Aug 7, 2026
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The Right Chemistry: What is a muckraker, anyway?
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The Right Chemistry: What is a muckraker, anyway?
I was called one for criticizing RFK Jr. That sent me down a rabbit hole of research.
A box of peruna tablets by the Peruna Company of Columbus, Ohio. Peruna was sold as a cure for "catarrh", or buildup of mucus in the nose. But all it contained was alcohol. (National Museum of American History)
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Joe Schwarcz, Special to the Montreal Gazette
August 7, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
I’ve been called a few choice names before, but “muckraker” was a new one. This was hurled at me after a talk I gave in which I had criticized RFK Jr.’s scientif…
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