Tag: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Modern open-plan science laboratory with researchers in white coats working at workstations, bright natural light, 4k, Generative AI.

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 2, 2026

Categories
Scientific Freedom
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, amateurs, anti-science, authoritarianism, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin, climate change, COVID, debate, Department of Health and Human Services, engineers, freedom of inquiry, government, Gregor Mendel, health-care workers, humankind, Jane Goodall, legislation, misinformation, Nature (journal), patients, registration, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scientific inquiry, scientists, South Africa, Steve Jobs, Thomas Edison, transgenderism, vaccine skeptics}

Register Scientists with the Government? Top Journal Says Yes!

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 2, 2026

Scientific Freedom, Scientific Reasoning

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It would be a means of controlling who is allowed to “do” science and the ability to determine what can be communicated to the public. Read More ›

Pouring milk from bottle into a glass on light blue background, high key shot

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 10, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Tagged
, alt-right, Art Caplan, Ben Carson, Benito Mussolini, bigotry, bioethicists, bioethics, dog whistle, eugenics, Europe, far right, For What It’s Worth, health, John Fetterman, lyrics, milk, neo-Nazis, Oval Office, paranoia, Racism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., school menus, Sigmund Freud, soy milk, U.S. Senate, United States, white nationalists, whole milk, whole white milk}

Bioethicist Jumps Shark, Goes After Whole Milk

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 10, 2026

Bioethics, Ethics

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To paraphrase Freud: Sometimes whole milk is just whole milk. It’s about improving health, not promoting bigotry. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 7, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, boogeyman, Charles Darwin, COVID-19, Darwinian evolution, democracy, disciplines, Elay Shech, evidence, experts, Follow the Experts, Housing First, ID the Future, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Choe, lockdowns, New York Times, philosophy of science, pseudoscience, reasoning, reliability, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scientific method, Seattle, Signature in the Cell, skepticism, Stephen Meyer, Steve Fuller, trust}

Experts, Non-Experts, and the Wrong Experts

_{David Klinghoffer
January 7, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Reasoning

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Philosopher of science Elay Shech gives RFK Jr. grief for a statement back in August that “Science is always evolving.” Read More ›

Veterinarian in protective clothing tending to a pig on a farm, emphasizing animal care and health management

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 7, 2026

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, AIDS, animal experiments, animal research, animals, bodily systems, brain, Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy, dialysis, Edward Taub, federal funding, human organs, human research, Jesse Gelsinger, kidney, Make America Healthy Again, medicine, monkeys, organ transplant, pigs, plasticity, primates, Research, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., surgery, Towana Looney, World War II}

For MAHA’s Sake, Don’t Eliminate Animal Experimentation

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 7, 2026

Bioethics, Medicine

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Years ago, Dr. Edward Taub hypothesized that brain function could exhibit greater plasticity than it was believed at the time. Read More ›

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Date
April 25, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Planetology
Tagged
, American Council for Science and Health, Cameron English, chemistry, conservatives, distrust, Duke University, EPA, fraud, funding, government, Harvard University, Journal of the American Medical Association, Parkinson’s disease, pesticides, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Science (journal), taxpayers, Wall Street Journal, ZME Science}

Should Science Be Publicly Funded at All?

_{Science & Culture
April 25, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine, Planetology

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Waste, futility, and fraud are too frequent outcomes of taxpayer funding. Private funding could well be more intelligently directed. Read More ›

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Date
February 3, 2025

Categories
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, AIDS, americans, Anthony Fauci, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19, herd immunity, hospitalizations, immunology, infection, Joe Biden, Maryland, pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Robert R. Redfield, truth, vaccine, vaccine mandates, viruses, Wesley J. Smith}

In Covid Response, Government Did Not Trust the People with Information

_{Science & Culture
February 3, 2025

Medicine, Scientific Freedom

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Ex-CDC director Robert Redfield explores the issue of trust in public health — and its loss — with Wesley J. Smith. Read More ›

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Date
January 29, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, CIA, COVID-19, government, health, HIV, lab leak, Maryland, medicine, mRNA vaccines, public health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Robert R. Redfield, safety, Vaccines, virologists}

Former CDC Director: What Worked, What Didn’t, with Covid

_{Science & Culture
January 29, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine

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Wesley J. Smith interviewed Robert R. Redfield on the public health disasters brought on by Covid and the reasons for the loss of trust in public health. Read More ›