Wesley J. Smith

Secondhand Smokette once insisted that I “get a hobby” so that I would find ways to relax. I began to shoot photographs. Here are a few I am pleased with from our recent sojourn in Italy that I share for your (I hope) enjoyment.This is a shot in Rome taken from just above the Forum to . . . . Continue Reading »

The Harris Poll I referenced in the last post also shows wide support for embryonic stem cell research, 57-19 percent. I think the support is about right, but the opposition is too low. The reason for this (in my view) inaccuracy is that the question is misleading. The ESCR debate is not about . . . . Continue Reading »

A new poll has just come out from Harris demonstratingas I suspected—based on all of the the non mass demonstrations, the non mass letter writing campaigns, and the near complete absence of politicians running for office on the issue—assisted suicide is not a wildly popular issue. The . . . . Continue Reading »

Whilst I have been sojourning in the land of incredible pasta, a lot has been happening on the adult stem cell front. In order to catch up, I’ll just include a few links and let those of you who are interested follow where they lead:- Bone marrow stem cells appear to have helped save a German . . . . Continue Reading »

Awful stories such as this one pop up from time to time: A Pittsburgh woman gave birth and is charged with killing her newborn daughter minutes after she was born:“The defendant made no attempt to seek medical care and even went so far as to deny to medical personnel that she had even given . . . . Continue Reading »

Not to prevent suicide, but to help you learn how to do the deed: A new how-to-commit-suicide hot line, er “counseling” service brought to you from the zealots at Compassion and Choices (formerly Hemlock Society). Typically in efforts such as this, the suicide promoters always try to . . . . Continue Reading »

Buena serra from bella Tuscana. I have noticed that much has been happening with the issues we cover. In Brave New Britain, the “we never say no” regulators have approved human-animal cloned chimera embryos and are offering women half off of IVF to “donate” their eggs for use . . . . Continue Reading »

Can you spot the tiger stalking the man and his elephant. Talk about a near death . . . . Continue Reading »

I have a piece in this week’s Weekly Standard on The 4400, an interesting sci-fi program on USA Network. Here’s an excerpt:The 4400 began as a run-of-the-mill diversion about how the world reacts to 4,400 people, abducted by aliens, who return (apparently) from the future, each . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette and I are taking our younger Secondhand Niece to Italy for a two week sojourn and a badly needed rest. It will be a busy fall, with work progressing on my animal rights book, articles to write, and an active speaking schedule. Time to recharge the batteries, eat some pasta, drink . . . . Continue Reading »