Wesley J. Smith

Only in San Francisco. A ballot initiative has made the ballot that would make circumcision a crime. From the Wall Street Journal story:A group seeking to ban the circumcision of male children in San Francisco has succeeded in getting their controversial measure on the November ballot, meaning . . . . Continue Reading »

Two years ago I was invited by Priests for Life to present to its staff about euthanasia.  After my speech, I did an interview with Fr. Pavone that has now been abridged and put on YouTube. So, I thought I would share it with you all.In the excerpt clips, I discuss human exceptionalism, . . . . Continue Reading »

Oh good grief: In the wake of the Arnold, Edwards, Clinton, Spitzer, Ensign, Berlusconi, JFK, Strauss-Kahn,  et. al. sexual scandals, Time has a piece blaming—and almost excusing—their hound dog ways on evolution. From “The Caligula Effect:”Human males have never been . . . . Continue Reading »

I wish I could say I was surprised. After decades of assertions that judgmentalism has no place in medicine, we have recently seen advocacy for a return of such judgmentalism aimed at a different cadre of patients—specifically, the obese and smokers—based on the greater likelihood of . . . . Continue Reading »

I have been pounding the “nature rights” warning drum for a few years, and most people still yawn thinking, “It can’t happen here.”  (Anyone who would still say such a thing has been making like Rip Van Winkle for the last 50 years.)  The issue is being pushed . . . . Continue Reading »

David Brooks has a column in today’s NYT about how some evolutionary theorists try to force random evolution into a form that can explain human moral agency.  From “Nice Guys Finish First:”The story of evolution, we have been told, is the story of the survival of the fittest. . . . . Continue Reading »

More news from the economy destroying hysteria to global warming front.  Now that the 100 watt incandescent light bulb is to be banned, welcome its Green replacement—at a hefty $50 per bulb.  From the story:Two leading makers of lighting products are showcasing LED bulbs that are . . . . Continue Reading »

If a Republican were president, the MSM would pursue stories such as this with great vigor.  But with Obama in office, his journalist protectors know what they don’t want to know.  So it is up to the partisan media to uncover and/or drive most of the stories about corruption, . . . . Continue Reading »

Medicare is going under.  The status quo is not an option.   Rep. Paul Ryan has proposed a major Medicare reform to have future beneficiaries (beginning for those that become eligible in 2022) to receive federal vouchers to purchase private plans.  (This sounds sort of like Plan D . . . . Continue Reading »

Two areas of uncontroversial medical research may have combined to create a cure for AIDS.  The first is genomic medicine.  The second, adult stem cells.  From the story:Brown was living in Berlin, Germany back in 2007, dealing with HIV and leukemia, when scientists there gave him a . . . . Continue Reading »