Wesley J. Smith

“What’s that smell in this room? Didn’t you notice it, Brick? Didn’t you notice the powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room?” From Cat on a Hot Tin RoofThe line quoted above, uttered by Big Daddy to Brick, is one of my favorite lines in any play. It came . . . . Continue Reading »

This is a bit off topic, but I think it is worth pondering. This link will take you to photos of what different families eat in one week. The disparity is sobering. Here are a few samples:Germany:Mexico:Ecuador:Refugee Camp in . . . . Continue Reading »

This is a terribly tragic case: Javona Peters has been diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state (a terrible name for a diagnosis, the only one I know of which contains a pejorative, a derivation of the V word). She became unconscious less than three months ago, and so the diagnosis seems . . . . Continue Reading »

An article in Commentary by former Bush Administration staffer Jay P. Lefkowitz is a very interesting read. It amounts to an inside story about how and why President Bush made his controversial stem cell funding decision that has caused “the scientists” and media so much heartburn. It is . . . . Continue Reading »

Animal rights terrorists are again threatening Oxford University in the UK for building a laboratory that will do research with animals. From the story:Animal rights campaigners are threatening a new wave of attacks on Oxford University as its biomedical laboratory nears completion. Groups such as . . . . Continue Reading »

We’ve heard stories like this before: In the UK, deaf parents want the right to ensure having deaf children through embryo selection. From the story:DEAF parents should be allowed to screen their embryos so they can pick a deaf child over one that has all its senses intact, according to the . . . . Continue Reading »

To all the friends and adversaries of SHS, please accept my heartfelt best wishes for the best of the Season. Sometimes, it can seem that all is strife and madness. But while in many ways we live in the best of times, it is all too easy to forget that it certainly isn’t the worst of times. . . . . Continue Reading »

I love the comic strip Pearls Before Swine. Here is the latest strip, which has just enough relevance to what we discuss here at SHS for me to post. . . . . Continue Reading »

The alternative newspapers continue to outshine the MSM in providing basic and in depth journalism: In this story in the LA Weekly, reporter Patrick Range McDonald shows how completely unhinged the animal rights terrorists are becoming in Los Angeles:Antonio Villaraigosa may need to watch his back. . . . . Continue Reading »

I cannot stomach PETA’s ideology—views symbolized by the disgusting comic book aimed at kids depicted here—but I sit in awe at its leaders’ propaganda and advocacy skills. They never miss a chance to get their message out. Now, they urge that meat be taxed to reduce global . . . . Continue Reading »