Wesley J. Smith

Ten days ago I was contacted to see if I would come to Kentucky to participate in a citizen-generated town hall meeting about Obamacare that was being hastily organized by the wives of two Louisville physicians.  Arrangements were agreed upon for me to keynote after presentations were made by . . . . Continue Reading »

Human exceptionalism is under bitter attack on many fronts, one of which is radical environmentalists. One such fellow writes in the Guardian that human exceptionalism is leading to apocalypse, the only response to which is a “negotiated” surrender to poverty and dislocation. . . . . Continue Reading »

There are no approved human studies for embryonic stem cell regenerative medical trials. The only one ever approved—a spinal cord treatment by Geron Corp.—has been delayed again by the FDA.  More over at Secondhand Smoke . . . . . Continue Reading »

For years, Geron has bragged that “next year” it would be permitted to conduct human ESCR trials on people with newly acquired spinal cord injuries. And for years, that promise has been like the check in the mail that never comes.  Finally, this summer, Geron was permitted to . . . . Continue Reading »

USAToday has an alarming front page story today about a looming shortage of primary care physicians.  From the story:Longer days, lower pay, less prestige and more administrative headaches have turned doctors away in droves from family medicine, presumed to be the frontline for wellness and . . . . Continue Reading »

         The horror stories out of the UK and Canada are mounting—and serve a warning to this country against a nationalized system.  The head of the Canadian Medical Association worries that her country’s single-payer-only system is . . . . Continue Reading »

President Obama is fond of creating a false paradigm about health care reform: It is either the current plans or “nothing.” That isn’t true, of course.  Obama and the Democratic leadership made the same mistake that Hillary Clinton did back in 1993: He has allowed the . . . . Continue Reading »

        Unlimited license without moral constraint leads here.  A woman is pregnant with eleven—no, make that twelve—babies after receiving IVF.  From the story:The unnamed mum-to-be - a teacher - is said to be defying medical advice by . . . . Continue Reading »

We have been told repeatedly by Obamacare supporters and media alike,  that worries about seniors being pushed by end of life counseling  into voluntary rationing  are all so much fear mongering.  Indeed, all it does (despite Compassion and Choices being at the table helping to . . . . Continue Reading »

The “public option” aspect of Obamacare—the provision that would likely result eventually in a socialized health care financing system—may be about to be abandoned.  From the story:Bowing to Republican pressure and an uneasy public, President Barack Obama’s . . . . Continue Reading »