Wesley J. Smith

We are told by the media that it is wrong to criticize Michael J. Fox because he has a serious affliction and thus his perspective must be respected. Very well: Let’s apply that standard to James Kelly, who was paralyzed in a car crash several years ago, leaving him with paraplegia. Determined . . . . Continue Reading »

I did a one hour interview about Amendment 2 today to 99.3 FM, in Columbia, MO. We discuss the Michael J. Fox deception, the fact that Mr. Jim Stowers is trying to buy his own constitutional amendment in MO, the deception of Amendment 2, the junk biology shoveled by the initiative’s . . . . Continue Reading »

This is a huge story: Scientists in the UK have transformed umbilical cord blood stem cells into a liver. From the story: “As it stands, the mini organ can be used to test new drugs, preventing disasters such as the recent ‘Elephant Man’ drug trial. Using lab-grown liver tissue . . . . Continue Reading »

Royale, one of the regular participants here at Secondhand Smoke, suggested in a comment that I create a place for people to ask questions, bring up old issues, or generally comment beyond the scope of the individual posts that I place on the site. I think this is a splendid idea—sort of the . . . . Continue Reading »

Laura Ingraham on O’Reilly - Facts on the cloning billLaura Ingraham is spot on in this interview! She is right that majorities in public opinion polls oppose human cloning for any reason. For example, in a 2005 poll published by Virginia Commonwealth University, 59% opposed “using human . . . . Continue Reading »

The political strategy of pro-cloners and pro ESCR advocates to conflate “stem cell research” with “embryonic stem cell research”—as Michael J. Fox did in his deceptive ads—may be causing very real, if unintended, harm to human patients. Apparently some people . . . . Continue Reading »

Michael J. Fox has stated in an interview on ABC that he hasn’t read Amendment 2, and thus, he hasn’t taken an explicit position on it. Puh-leese. Could he be any more Clinton-like? His ad against Senator Jim Talent claimed that Talent “opposes expanding stem cell research” . . . . Continue Reading »

Bogo Wines is promoting both its wines and ethical stem cell research. I have had the wines, and they are very nice—and reasonably priced. And, of course, I like the message about stem cell research, too. Thanks, . . . . Continue Reading »

Supports Stem CellFile this under the “What is good for the goose is good for the gander,” file. Maryland Senatorial candidate Michael Steel turns the tide on Michael J. Fox for the calumny that opponents of cloning and giving Big Biotech a blank check for embryonic stem cell research . . . . Continue Reading »

I was called by the Charlie Sykes Show on WTMJ out of Milwaukee yesterday to comment about the Michael J. Fox controversy. We had a wide ranging discussion, in which, among other matters, I described how political-scientists are actually corrupting science and I opined that people who say Fox should . . . . Continue Reading »