In the United States, Recursion Publishing has signed pediatrician Renata Moon, M.D., for a book on constitutional freedom while her federal lawsuit against Washington State University is pending.
Recursion Publishing, a division of Recursion Media Group, Inc., based in Ocala, Florida, announced the agreement on November 12, 2026. The book, White Coats, Red Flags, is a personal account of constitutional freedoms under pressure and of the consequences of refusing to stay silent.
Family history and the question at the centre of the book#
Moon’s parents fled communist Czechoslovakia to build a life in America, where the Constitution enshrines and protects personal freedoms. She grew up understanding why they left: political oppression, monitored conversations and punishment for independent thought.
Decades later, while working in American medicine, Moon began to recognize the fear present in those family accounts, particularly the calculation of what speaking honestly might cost. The book poses a question for every citizen: what becomes of constitutional freedom when exercising it threatens a person’s livelihood?
The federal lawsuit#
Moon’s federal litigation is the context for that question. The parties and their positions are as follows:
- University of Washington: filed an amicus brief on October 14, 2026, supporting the defendants’ request for summary judgment. The university argues that public medical schools have strong interests in combating faculty misinformation while preserving good-faith scientific disagreement.
- Washington State University: its filings state that Moon was “unfit to practice academic or clinical medicine,” citing her public remarks and its leaders’ assessment of her reasoning.
Moon offered her opinions as a private citizen at Senator Ron Johnson’s December 2022 roundtable. Washington State University acknowledges that her participation contributed to its decision not to renew her teaching appointment, but maintains that other reasons independently justified that decision.
What the book covers#
The book recounts the experiences behind the dispute and explains why Moon believes their significance extends beyond her career. Drawing on her family’s history, years of caring for children and encounters with institutional authority, it examines how fear can erode freedoms that earlier generations fought to preserve.
Moon’s central warning concerns the gap between holding a constitutional right and feeling free to use it. Publication timing and ordering information will be announced separately.
About the author#
Dr. Renata Moon is a pediatrician and former clinical associate professor with more than two decades of clinical experience. She earned degrees in biochemistry and medicine from Washington University in St. Louis and has taught medical students and residents.
