Wesley J. Smith

The West is having an identity crisis. We are supposed to be societies based on principles, particularly, “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the . . . . Continue Reading »

I think the New York Times report on this story gets the angle wrong.  From the story:Two Mississippi sisters serving double life sentences for their roles in an $11 armed robbery will be released, but only on the condition that the younger sibling donate her kidney to her sister, whose organs . . . . Continue Reading »

This is interesting.  A scientific study finds that a more old fashioned approach to romance enhances the chances that relationships will be sustained and satisfying.  From the story in Live Science:Delaying sex makes for a more satisfying and stable relationship later on, new research . . . . Continue Reading »

Merrill Matthews at Forbes makes an excellent point about Obamacare undercutting of the rule of objective law and elevating subjective and/or arbitrary standards of control by bureaucrats—a theme I have also pounded like a drum.  Recall, for example, Medicare’s new Independent . . . . Continue Reading »

One of the great unexpected pleasures from doing this work has been the development of Secondhand Smokette’s and my close friendship with the novelist Dean Koontz and his wife Gerda—not to mention their late Golden Retriever, Trixie, a truly remarkable dog, and their beloved and very . . . . Continue Reading »

This may seem like a small thing, but the language we use matters.  The LA Times has a report out about Tucker Carlson’s opinion regarding what should have been done to Michael Vick for killing and torturing his fighting dogs.  In describing Carlson’s opinion—which we . . . . Continue Reading »

A timely article over at the Weekly Standard by Jeffrey H. Anderson just caught my eye.  Apparently the Kaiser Foundation is claiming that 50 million Americans don’t have health insurance, based on census figures.  From “The Real Number of Uninsured Americans:”The Kaiser . . . . Continue Reading »

We see signs of the coup de culture (utilitarianism, hedonism, scientism/earth religion) ever day.  This is an H story.Hedonism is about far more than sensuality.  It is about living for the thrill, the fulfillment of every material desire, the scratching of every itch (so to speak).  . . . . Continue Reading »

This is getting hilarious.  From time to time studies come out trying to identify biological distinctions between conservatives and liberals.  And usually, conservatives are somehow biologically “different,” e.g, bigger area in brain for anger, unable to make proper eye . . . . Continue Reading »

Like I have been saying: No matter what the weather, it is global warming in GWH Land.  Thus, in the wake of the great UK freeze, even though only a few years ago climate scientists were predicting that by now we would see little snow in England, we were told the deep cold was really caused by . . . . Continue Reading »