Wesley J. Smith

An interesting essay in the on-line NYT, by the primatologist Frans de Waal, gave me a bit of ideological whiplash.  In “Morals Without God?” he attacks both human exceptionalism and the idea that science can produce morality.  He is right about the latter assertion and wrong . . . . Continue Reading »

IVF has changed our attitudes and expectations about bearing children, and not necessarily for the better. Instead of unconditionally loving the child who we receive, some instead demand the right to obtain the child they want.  And that can lead to litigation when the parents are . . . . Continue Reading »

The arrogance is gone, or perhaps better stated, hidden. The hubris has morphed into the appearance of humility.  Some Democrats who less than a year ago were so unconcerned that most of the American people opposed Obamacare that they paraded on Capitol Hill in an in-your-face flip off before . . . . Continue Reading »

Wow. This is what happens when you tell insurance companies they can’t engage in underwriting.  In Connecticut, Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield has been given permission by state regulators to raise premiums by as much as 47%!  Why?  Obamacare. From the story:The state has given . . . . Continue Reading »

It amazes me how media so often can’t—or won’t—connect the dots.  In the Australian state of Queensland, the government is being accused of scandalously underfunding palliative care.  From the story:TERMINALLY ill patients are being left to die in Queensland . . . . Continue Reading »

After Washington voters unwisely legalized assisted suicide, I said the battle wasn’t over.  I reported that many hospitals and doctors had decided to refuse all participation in doctor prescribed death, and encouraged them to do so.  That made assisted suicide advocates angry, but . . . . Continue Reading »

Denier tools of Big Oil!Why we are going to . . . . Continue Reading »

I have read the 65-page decision by Judge Vinson in Florida that allowed the 20 State challenge against Obamacare to go forward.  It’s very well reasoned and measured, in my view.  The two biggest deals are: 1. The fine for not buying insurance is probably not a tax , but as the law . . . . Continue Reading »

As expected, a Federal District Judge Roger Vinson is permitting a lawsuit filed by 20 states against Obamacare to go to trial.  This decision joins a similar decision by a federal court in Virginia, and is in contrast to a Michigan Federal Judge dismissing a lawsuit against filed against . . . . Continue Reading »

If they relax together at sunset in side by side bathtubs as a prelude, a whole industry could collapse.The evil before the  “plant rights” movement:Why Dusty is Michelle Obama’s “Enemy # . . . . Continue Reading »