Wesley J. Smith

I have said—only partially tongue in cheek—that GWHs want to destroy modern civilization and return us to the era of hunter/gatheresr—or better yet, just gatherers.  But now, one green columnist is targeting the flush toilet!  From the Guardian column, “The . . . . Continue Reading »

The European Court of Human Rights has refused to impose a European Roe v. Wade. Three women sued Ireland because the country outlaws abortion. But the Court ruled that there is no “right” to abortion in the European Convention, and hence Ireland’s law remains in effect. From The . . . . Continue Reading »

President Obama’s bioethics council, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, has been kept out of the most intense bioethical controversies, such as the Obamacare debate.  But, after scientists announced the creation of the first “synthetic life,” Obama . . . . Continue Reading »

Each year, the Center for Bioethics and Culture asks me to prognosticate about the coming 12 months in bioethics.  My record was pretty good for 2010. But the CBC refuses to let me rest on my laurels.  So, once again, I enter the prognosticating fray—stating what I think will happen, . . . . Continue Reading »

It makes one’s head spin. NASA has warned that computer models show we may be entering a new ice age. From the report:The Sun is the primary forcing of Earth’s climate system. Sunlight warms our world. Sunlight drives atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns. Sunlight powers the . . . . Continue Reading »

Suffering With: One of the reasons being human matters morally. Project Open Hand makes sure people with AIDS have at least one good meal a day in and around San Francisco. The meals are delivered daily by volunteers throughout the city and environs. A remarkable organization. Mother Teresa’s . . . . Continue Reading »

The Schindler Family—Terri Schiavo’s mother and siblings—are some of the finest people I know. Their indomitable fight to save Terri from a cruel and medically unnecessary slow dehydration—in the face of media smears and fury among some who went berserk over their desire to . . . . Continue Reading »

Why can’t we do things right as a society? Why do we always slouch toward the expedient?I bring this up because marijuana has medicinal properties that could alleviate much human suffering.  But federal law—the Controlled Substances Act—declares that it has zero legitimate . . . . Continue Reading »

I don’t know much about Virginia’s Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, but his big victory against Obamacare—and his articulateness—make me think a political star is being born. But his political future is beyond SHS’s scope. For our purposes, in the clip below, Cuccinelli . . . . Continue Reading »

Obamacare is in big trouble with the big court ruling yesterday.  Now, AG Eric Holder and Secretary of HHS Kathleen Sebelius, have a piece in the Washington Post explaining why they think the law will be upheld.  But mostly, it is a policy argument rather than a constitutional . . . . Continue Reading »