Wesley J. Smith

I received an advance copy of my new book by mail today.  (It will be generally available in about 2 weeks.) This is my 12th, and it never ceases to be a thrill to hold in your hands the product of countless hours of research, thinking, and writing.  Thanks to all who helped bring years of . . . . Continue Reading »

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is the richest animal rights organization, I think, in the world, with assets of more than $200 million. Unlike the SPCAs around the country and other humane societies that have no connection to HSUS, it is not an animal welfare organization that merely . . . . Continue Reading »

Where is the American media?  The global warming hysteria  infrastructure is collapsing, and mostly we get silence.  But the UK press are acting like journalists—even though most papers editorially support radical efforts to fight supposed AGW. Now, the Telegraph reports . . . . Continue Reading »

The IPCC’s report was not only politicized, it was factually erroneous. The newest complaint comes from the Netherlands.  From the story:The Dutch environment minister, Jaqueline Cramer, on Wednesday demanded a thorough investigation into the 2007 report by the UN’s . . . . Continue Reading »

Full disclosure: I am very close with the Schindler family. (Terri’s siblings and mother. Her father Bob died last year, his health destroyed by grief over what happened to his beloved daughter.) They are as good and decent as people get. I know the lawyer who represented them for . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s some news about which only animal rights believers will be upset: Scientists have developed a technique for maintaining pig lungs that could permit them to be used in human transplantation within five years. From the story:Scientists in Melbourne, Australia, used a ventilator and pump . . . . Continue Reading »

I love good science fiction. It is a splendid vehicle for exploring the deepest issues in a very entertaining way, without getting too serious or bogged down in high brow importance.  Indeed, good sci-fi is a powerful magnifying mirror, telling us where we are, and where we may be going.When . . . . Continue Reading »

Canada is a single payer system that many on the Left look to as a splendid example for the USA.  I sure used to, but then I began to learn of the significant problems in the system that hinders prompt and efficacious care in many circumstances.  And here’s an example: The Premier of . . . . Continue Reading »

I have never believed that vaccines are inherently dangerous. Yes, they can sometimes cause side effects—any medical treatment can. But their value way far exceeds their danger.On a more specific level, I have remained wholly unconvinced of an autism link with childhood inoculations. Now, a . . . . Continue Reading »

Oscar the nursing home cat apparently knows who is about to die.  More remarkably, he stays with them as they reach their end.  From the story:A cat with an uncanny ability to detect when nursing home patients are about to die has proven itself in around 50 cases by curling up with them in . . . . Continue Reading »