Wesley J. Smith

The Nation is one of our country’s most “progressive” political magazines, and, I believe, its oldest. This article published on-line explains why many on the political Left oppose human cloning, focusing on the very real potential—bordering on likelihood—that women . . . . Continue Reading »

This news story claims that the validity of Woo-Suk Hwang’s human cloning research itself is under investigation, not just his ethics regarding egg procurement. I have no idea whether any of this is true. But almost everywhere we look at the cloning agenda, whether Proposition 71’s false . . . . Continue Reading »

John Brown—Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights by david d. reynolds knopf, 592 pages, $35 The violent abolitionist John Brown, whose assault on the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry in 1859 helped spark the Civil War, has been called many . . . . Continue Reading »

I will admit I am surprised by this development. Attempts to dismiss the lawsuits against Proposition 71 were denied by the trial judge, paving the way for a formal trial on the issues. An attempt by opponents to win without a trial was also denied. This means that the judge did not find, as a . . . . Continue Reading »

As I reported recently, the notorious Phillip Nitschke is leaving Australia, hoping to set up suicide-promoting in New Zealand. But this story indicates he might have some trouble. Here’s hoping . . . . Continue Reading »

A researcher in the UK is going to begin treating spinal cord injury patients with their own nasal stem cells, and has gotten a big story in the Telegraph and the Guardian. This technique has proved very hopeful in animals and in Portugal, where Dr. Carlos Lima has treated some three dozen human . . . . Continue Reading »

When Jack Kevorkian was at the height of his fame for assisting the suicides of people with disabilities, (he cared so much he once admitted he could not remember their names), he was invited to the Time magazine 75th anniversary party where Tom Cruise rushed up to shake his hand.According to the . . . . Continue Reading »

A study reported on by The Scientist.Com claims that there has been no improvement in the efficiency of animal cloning since the birth of Dolly ten years ago. (Only 1-5% of attempts result in live births.) But the problem is a mystery since cloned embryos and fertilized embryos “look . . . . Continue Reading »

When Sir Paul McCartney’s previous wife Linda died, he donated in her name to fight cancer and to PETA, in support of animal rights. It seemed to me this was donating at cross purposes, since if PETA gets its way, cancer research will be badly impeded.Now, this opinion column in the London . . . . Continue Reading »

The Dutch Government is moving to expeditiously legalize infanticide. It has now created a commission to create the rules for the legal killing of “seriously suffering” babies. This is a tremendous violation of human rights. Shame on the Netherlands and the general lack of protest around . . . . Continue Reading »