Wesley J. Smith

I have written about the ubiquitous media bias in the stem cell/cloning debates so often that I feel like I am trying to empty the ocean with a cup. But it is worth noting that my Discover Institute colleague, David Klinghoffer, take a good swing at it today in NRO—and connects. From . . . . Continue Reading »

One of the most infuriating aspects for me in the embryonic stem cell debates has been the continual hype lying I have seen—indeed, personally witnessed—by scientists. I say lying because that is a knowing and willful misstatement of fact, as opposed to hype, which is an exaggeration or . . . . Continue Reading »

Vegans like to say that it is a perfectly healthy diet—more healthy than the biologically natural omnivorous human diet.  While it can certainly be indulged healthily—if carefully managed with supplements, etc.—unlike our natural diet, it is potentially hazardous for pregnant . . . . Continue Reading »

What a disaster.  Now patients are denied expensive drugs for treatment of serious conditions.  From the story:Family doctors are being prevented from prescribing drugs for conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and osteoporosis as NHS managers attempt to make drastic budget cuts, an . . . . Continue Reading »

Utter madness: First, under the influence of American radical environmentalists, Ecuador put the “rights of  nature” into its constitution, co-equal with those of humans.  I missed this, but apparently a few months ago, Bolivia did likewise.  And now, an attempt will be . . . . Continue Reading »

This is nice. But first, a little background.One of the fights in the Terri Schiavo case involved attempts by the family to obtain rehabilitation for her, which she had not received for years before her death.  The family had declarations from very well regarded rehab experts who stated under . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette has a good column out today that touches on an issue we have discussed often here at SHS—the politicization of science and academia—that is, the corruption of their core missions.  The story in question concerns a California researcher who blew the whistle on a . . . . Continue Reading »

The LA Times has editorialized in favor of the concept of taxing us on our body mass index (BMI), stating that “offering incentives for lifestyle choices likely to cut medical costs is an idea worth considering.” From the editorial:If an individual’s body mass index isn’t a . . . . Continue Reading »

I was asked by the Lars Larson (Northwest) Show to discuss organ harvesting and suicide, euthanasia, and redefining death for such purposes. I will be on at 2 today on KXL.  Larson can be live streamed here.  If you’ve a mind, tune . . . . Continue Reading »

Belgian doctors are harvesting organs from euthanasia cases and I warned about the potential that despairing people might want to kill themselves if they thought their organs could benefit others.  And now, a man has shot himself in a hospital parking lot, leaving a note to harvest his organs. . . . . Continue Reading »