Wesley J. Smith

Well, this is an interesting how do you do: Out of the blue, William Murchison has written an article in Human Life Review that scores and explores the heated dispute I had with author and animal advocate Matthew Scully, about his (this is me) mendacious and hysterical review of my book in . . . . Continue Reading »

The use of government threats wielded as a thuggish means of coercion and control, not surprising given that the Feds have centralized the nation’s health care financing and delivery systems, have begun.  With some reports showing that Obamacare will increase costs rather than . . . . Continue Reading »

We take a short break from our normal schedule to do our part to give substantial credit where credit is due.  Last year created a wonderful record—the fewest highway fatalities in 60 years.  From the story:“We attribute the progress to a host of factors,” said Barbara . . . . Continue Reading »

HumaneWatch, a site dedicated to criticizing the Humane Society of the United States, has an entry today that is right up SHS’s alley. From “Animals > People:”Remember Carter Dillard? Until last year he was a lawyer in HSUS’s Farm Animal Litigation department (also known . . . . Continue Reading »

Oregon’s suicide rate is going through the roof.  Government health officials are suitably alarmed. From the Oregon Health Authority (that sounds vaguely totalitarian, doesn’t it?) press release:Oregon’s suicide rate is 35 percent higher than the national average. The rate is . . . . Continue Reading »

This is hilarious-but illustrates how woefully biased the media can be. During the Bush years, hundreds of millions was spent by the NIH on human ESCR.  But that was virtually never reported as the media pretended the field was withering financially on the vine—as part of the overarching . . . . Continue Reading »

The issue of euthanasia, if it is to be properly considered, must be looked at in the societal context in which doctor prescribed death would be carried out.  Indeed, issues such as  elder abuse, the failures of health care systems, the continuing problem of inadequate palliative care, the . . . . Continue Reading »

There is an interesting discussion underway in the thread from a previous post between two valued SHS commenters, as to whether the Dutch infanticide that has flowed illegally, but generally undisturbed. from the country’s euthanasia permissiveness, can be fairly compared to the infanticide of . . . . Continue Reading »

The Dickey Amendment forbids federal funding of destructive embryo research. That is, it doesn’t prohibit the research, it just doesn’t permit the federal government to pay for it.Recently, President Obama’s ESCR funding policy was blocked by a federal judge because it violated . . . . Continue Reading »

This isn’t a political blog, but by all appearances those who arrogantly forced Obamacare down the nation’s unwilling throat—remember Speaker Pelosi’s in your face march across Capitol Hill?—seem to face a stiff electoral price.  Polls show that the public’s . . . . Continue Reading »