Dr. Oz claims that his critics are trying to silence him, when all he is doing is exercising his r…
Dr. Oz claims that his critics are trying to silence him, when all he is doing is exercising his right to free speech.
But that's not really true. Oz gives really poor or questionable advice (most of the time, according to this study).
And they are not trying to silence him: they are trying to remove the air of authority that comes with his position of vice chairman of Columbia University’s department of surgery.
I don't think I've ever watched Oz, but I do have an aversion to medical treatments that aren't proven by science. While I recognize that some such treatments might still have positive effects, and that scientific studies are often flawed, and so on ... stuff like what Oz pushes are often silly to me.
If he wants to push them, more power to him. But if I were a doctor, and especially I were a doctor affiliated with Columbia University, I probably wouldn't want Oz representing me, or having any prestigious position that made people more likely to believe him. 
After investigating claims made on popular medical talk show, study warns, "The public should be skeptical about recommendations"
"It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt."
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