Wesley J. Smith

Utter madness: First, under the influence of American radical environmentalists, Ecuador put the “rights of  nature” into its constitution, co-equal with those of humans.  I missed this, but apparently a few months ago, Bolivia did likewise.  And now, an attempt will be . . . . Continue Reading »

This is nice. But first, a little background.One of the fights in the Terri Schiavo case involved attempts by the family to obtain rehabilitation for her, which she had not received for years before her death.  The family had declarations from very well regarded rehab experts who stated under . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette has a good column out today that touches on an issue we have discussed often here at SHS—the politicization of science and academia—that is, the corruption of their core missions.  The story in question concerns a California researcher who blew the whistle on a . . . . Continue Reading »

The LA Times has editorialized in favor of the concept of taxing us on our body mass index (BMI), stating that “offering incentives for lifestyle choices likely to cut medical costs is an idea worth considering.” From the editorial:If an individual’s body mass index isn’t a . . . . Continue Reading »

I was asked by the Lars Larson (Northwest) Show to discuss organ harvesting and suicide, euthanasia, and redefining death for such purposes. I will be on at 2 today on KXL.  Larson can be live streamed here.  If you’ve a mind, tune . . . . Continue Reading »

Belgian doctors are harvesting organs from euthanasia cases and I warned about the potential that despairing people might want to kill themselves if they thought their organs could benefit others.  And now, a man has shot himself in a hospital parking lot, leaving a note to harvest his organs. . . . . Continue Reading »

Global Warming Hysteria frequently exhibits an alarming authoritarian streak—oft discussed here.  And now an attempt by East Anglia University to stifle a GWH critic has failed.  From the column, “Climatgate U Loses Bid to Stifle Critic,” by Lawrence Solomon:The . . . . Continue Reading »

A former GWH believer named David Evans changed his mind some years ago and now says that the human responsibility for global warming is minimal, and that the warming industry is steeped in ideology after the expected scientific findings didn’t work out.  He once advised the Australian . . . . Continue Reading »

The NHS has gone from rationing the most expensive for whom to care and the elderly, to a general withholding of care to people with regular conditions. From the story:Growing numbers of patients are being denied treatment for conditions such as loss of sight, arthritis and infertility as the NHS . . . . Continue Reading »

I am confused. A man named Jeffrey Locker wanted to kill himself and paid Kenneth Minor to help do the deed. His reason? He was broke and he wanted the life insurance to help his family. And yet despite having the consent of Locker to be made dead, Minor is going to the penitentiary for 20 years. . . . . Continue Reading »