Wesley J. Smith

To promote stem cell awareness, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine held a poetry contest.  One of the two top winners wrote a poem using the words of Jesus at the Last Supper to apply to embryonic stem cell research: Stem C. This is my body which is given for you. But I am not . . . . Continue Reading »

Hubris and arrogance have no limits for the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine—as I have often shown.  But utter cluelessness?Anyway, here’s the story: To promote stem cell awareness, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine held a poetry contest.  One of . . . . Continue Reading »

While some claim global warming to be a fact, I can’t help notice that there are some very notable scientists with a profoundly heterodox points of view.  And now Harold Lewis, Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara—who can’t be defined in . . . . Continue Reading »

As readers of SHS and my other writings know, I think one of the big coming fights in bioethics will be over “medical conscience,” that is, efforts to force Hippocratic and/or pro life doctors to participate in procedures or treatments that involve the taking of human life. Since the . . . . Continue Reading »

I love these “Hitler Reacts” videos—which have come from, and attacked, both sides of the political street.This one is by my pal Steve Hayward and has Hitler stunned at the “10-10” video—which I reported about here—blowing up school children to promote . . . . Continue Reading »

Whoa.  New findings have uncovered that decreased solar activity has caused temperatures to rise. From the story in Nature:An analysis of satellite data challenges the intuitive idea that decreasing solar activity cools Earth, and vice versa. In fact, solar forcing of Earth’s surface . . . . Continue Reading »

Radical animal rights/enviromentalists are often more interested in propaganda than truth.  Thus it isn’t surprising that an anti whaler, formerly with the very radical Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, claims he faked his own boat’s sinking.  From the story:An animal-rights . . . . Continue Reading »

I wasn’t aware of the Michigan suit until today, but a federal judge has upheld legally questionable aspects of Obamacare: From the story:A federal judge in Detroit today upheld key provisions of President Barack Obama’s landmark health reform law. In a 20-page decision, U.S. District . . . . Continue Reading »

Euthanasia guidelines don’t work as advertised.  We’ve seen that truth evidenced again—in the Netherlands—and again—in Switzerland—and again—in Belgium—and again—in Oregon.  A new study published in the British Medical Journal shows . . . . Continue Reading »

What a joke.  Last week there were reports that McDonald’s was going to drop its employees from health insurance coverage because Obamacare would increase the company’s costs.  This was roundly denied at the time, but now, guess what?  The bureaucrats have exempted . . . . Continue Reading »