Wesley J. Smith

Well, I won my bet with myself, although there was little chance I would lose: As expected, the American media has utterly ignored the story that UK scientists have transformed umbilical cord blood stem cells into “mini livers,” not working livers, mind you, but liver tissue the size of . . . . Continue Reading »

Charges are being leveled at the NHS in the UK for failing to properly care for men with prostate cancer. The issues are money, access to the proper multi-disciplinary health team, and who should pay for treatments. I raise this issue because it is the kind of thing that will happen if we hearken to . . . . Continue Reading »

Amendment 2 Hurts GirlsAn effective ad urging Missouri voters to “protect our daughters” from exploitation for their eggs by voting no to the human cloning legalizing Amendment . . . . Continue Reading »

John Derbyshire, the NRO writer, had a very interesting article a few days ago describing his loss of Christian faith. I would not have commented upon this piece except for his attempt to tear down human exceptionalism along with his faith. It is my strong belief that according human beings a . . . . Continue Reading »

The trial against Andrew Benjamin Cook and Adria Joy Hinkle People, both PETA employees, for killing dogs and cats they picked up at local animal shelters before dumping the bodies into trash dumpsters, will begin on November 13. I think this is an important case because it will show that PETA . . . . Continue Reading »

The SEA, which claims to be “pro science” but which is merely a garden variety special interest lobbying organization, has issued a list of questions its “members” should ask people to get them to vote for Democrat, er, I mean “pro science” candidates. (I put . . . . Continue Reading »

This video supposedly depicts and elephant seeing himself in the mirror, particularly the parts where he appears to touch where a plus sign was painted on his head. I’ll have to take the scientists’ word for it that this is what is happening. The next question becomes: Even if true, so . . . . Continue Reading »

I know this is getting old, but I wrote a wrap up piece for the Center for Bioethics and Culture newsletter about the Fox ads. I think it is a pretty good summary. Check it . . . . Continue Reading »

Big Biotech BreakfastThere is more truth to this anti Amendment 2 commercial than its supporters would care to admit. Private investers are generally shunning cloning and ESCR. That is why Big Biotech and its business and ideological fellow travelers at major universities demand a blank check in . . . . Continue Reading »

I got up early this morning, checked the New York Times, LA Times, USA Today, and other papers to see whether they had reported the big news that scientists had created a primordial artificial liver using umbilical cord blood stem cells. As expected, nothing: The news blockade was in place. After . . . . Continue Reading »