Wesley J. Smith

Nature had a discussion about whether humans could—or should—wipe out mosquitoes, since they cause us so much harm.  I would hesitate to wipe out any species based on the potential ecological consequences and balances, while certainly would support eradicating or deeply reducing the . . . . Continue Reading »

I have fought against assisted suicide/euthanasia since 1993 with as much energy and imagination as I possess.  The issue matters a lot to me.  I think stopping the death agenda is crucial to maintaining an equal and truly compassionate society.It is also very important to people like . . . . Continue Reading »

I am always uncomfortable when a new “fundamental right” is declared that nobody knew existed before.  I mean if everything that is beneficial is a “right,” then eventually the concept itself will become watered down like inflation devalues currency.  Or to put it . . . . Continue Reading »

Former President Clinton admitted he was wrong about Obamacare becoming popular once it became law.  But he is still stumbling in Clueless Land. From the story in The Hill:Initially, Clinton had predicted that the polls in favor of Democrats would be boosted as soon as the legislation was . . . . Continue Reading »

It seems indisputable to me that the medical elites and many in bioethics wish to wipe people with Down syndrome off the face of the earth using the killing tool of eugenic abortion—or if that doesn’t work, infanticide or medical neglect.  This has led to a counter movement to value . . . . Continue Reading »

The UK is in the grips of an assisted suicide propaganda blitz, promoted, abetted, and encouraged by its often tabloid media.  It was in this context that last February, a famous UK activist stepped forward with a shocking claim that he had assisted the suicide of his lover dying from AIDS by . . . . Continue Reading »

This report is unduly provocative in my view.  Some ICU physicians in Canada are urging a moratorium on “heart death” organ procurement because, they say, some of the patients might not actually be dead. From the story:A group of ICU doctors is calling for a moratorium on harvesting . . . . Continue Reading »

What does Obamacare have to do with the depressed real estate market?  Alas, a lot.  Buried amidst other landmines in the nearly 3000 pages of text of Obamacare—to be followed by at least 100,000 pages of regulations—is a tax on personal real estate sales profits—this, in . . . . Continue Reading »

Watching this anti McDonald’s hamburger ad, you would think it was put out be a group that really cares about your health. But this advocacy piece is produced by the Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine—a creature of PETA. In other words, it’s really about animal . . . . Continue Reading »

You know you are in political trouble when you feel the need to change the words used to describe a public controversy.  Now, with the public clearly not jumping on the global warming hysteria bandwagon, John Holdren, President Obama’s science czar, has instructed us to use a new phrase . . . . Continue Reading »