[3][6] Named after John Witherspoon,[2] one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, the institute's fellows include Harold James, John Joseph Haldane, and James R. Stoner Jr.[7] Defunct Newspapers Journals TV channels Websites Other Congressional caucuses Economics Gun rights Identity politics Nativist Religion Watchdog groups Youth/student groups Miscellaneous Other The Witherspoon Institute opposes abortion and same-sex marriage[8] and deals with embryonic stem cell research, and constitutional law.

"[20] Tellez said he expected Chen to continue his advocacy for human rights in China in his appointment, which was set to last for three years.

The study was criticized by major professional scientific institutions and associations, as well as other sociologists at the University of Texas.

[24] The University of Texas conducted an inquiry into the publication and declined to conduct a formal investigation in keeping with its policy that "ordinary errors, good faith differences in interpretations or judgments of data, scholarly or political disagreements, good faith personal or professional opinions, or private moral or ethical behavior or views are not misconduct.

"[26] Witherspoon's Public Discourse hired Alana Newman, a writer, musician, and activist known for her advocacy on egg and sperm donation and surrogacy issues, to write articles critical of reproductive technology, including one that controversially compared gay parents to sexual predators.