Wesley J. Smith

The once sacrosanct parental right to determine their children’s health care (in all but extreme circumstances) seems to be under constant assault as the lawmakers and bureaucrats apparently believe that school-based and special interest advocates are better able to decide what is best for . . . . Continue Reading »

We took the best horseback ride on Tuesday!  Icelandic horses are smaller than their American cousins, but boy are they game!  And they have a slow trot unlike any other horse, in which both legs on both sides move at the same time. We walked/trotted out a couple of miles, and then, after . . . . Continue Reading »

Obamacare is so purposely complex nobody knows the details.  Just ask former Speaker Pelosi who infamously said we had to pass it so we could find out.  What a joke.Well, now it seems that bad drafting and the chaotic process has made it so people who should not qualify for free health . . . . Continue Reading »

The Center for Bioethics and Culture’s award-winning documentary Eggsploitation has been making a very big splash because it explores the hitherto rarely discussed risks associated with egg donation.  Now, a recent million dollar-plus verdict illustrates not only the potential perils of . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette and I—with middle nephew in tow—soaked and relaxed in the Blue Lagoon today.  It is a volcanic phenomenon that warms sea water to a very comfortable 100 degrees with delightful “hot spots” to take away the rough edges. Nearby is a thermal generating . . . . Continue Reading »

Again, we see the importance of animal research, with the potential that the organ shortage could be largely solved by growing patient DNA-identical human organs in pigs for transplant.  From the Telegraph story:Scientists have found they can create chimeric animals that have organs belonging . . . . Continue Reading »

People who really really worry that we are in the midst of a climate crisis can’t understand why a growing number of people are rolling their eyes.  I have tried to explain it to them, for example in this post in which I list 11 reasons the general public does not generally share GWH. . . . . Continue Reading »

I am beginning to think this is the gang that couldn’t shoot straight.  First, they give waiver after waiver after waiver to prevent the impact of Obamacare from hitting home, often among politically favored unions.  Now, because they were called on it, they ban waivers . . . . Continue Reading »

As I have written here previously, the arrogantly managed and wildly expensive California Institute For Regenerative Medicine will be up for renewal in 2014.  Its leaders want the suckers voters in California—already hopelessly behind the deficit 8-ball and drowning in bond debt—to . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette and I are heading to our youngest nephew’s high school graduation, and then taking another nephew on a quick trip to Europe. However, while SHS posting will slow, don’t wander away. I’m taking my laptop and will try to check in from time to time.  I might . . . . Continue Reading »