Wesley J. Smith

The host says these ads promote an “unthinkable” policy. I think not, alas.   We are not anywhere near there yet, of course—unless one considers age-based health care rationing as a precursor.  But that point aside, these ads pitch how—if we give up on the . . . . Continue Reading »

As regenerative medical researchers grow increasingly imaginative, we hear less and less about embryonic stem cell research, and indeed, the meme that it is the “only hope” for suffering patients is now patently absurd. Now, scientists have apparently figured out a way to turn one kind . . . . Continue Reading »

I was in Australia when the Final Exit Network put up their pro assisted suicide billboards.  I responded to the event in some interviews, but felt it appropriate to weigh in with a more detailed analysis. It appears today in To The Source. I begin by describing the two tracks of assisted . . . . Continue Reading »

I make it a point of not criticizing people who commit suicide.  None of us knows what might cause such despair that we decide to terminate ourselves.  Indeed, my focus is on how a loving community responds to the suicidal despair of our brothers and sisters, not on judging people who have . . . . Continue Reading »

There have been human trials ongoing around the world using adult stem cells from olfactory tissues to treat paralysis caused by spinal cord injury—most famously by Dr. Carlos Lima (not that most people know it considering the media cricket chirping). In peer reviewed studies, this treatment . . . . Continue Reading »

Bill McGibben, the leftie environmentalist, has had it with compromising on the issue of global warming.  Since no American bill has been signed, it’s time to take off the gloves.  From his opinion piece in the ever accommodating LA Times:So now we know what we didn’t before: . . . . Continue Reading »

This is a hairline crack in the Obamacare foundation, but a crack nonetheless.  Obamacare was passed over the objection of voters, and now big MO has expressed its objection by about a 73% vote.  From the story:Voters in Missouri overwhelmingly opposed requiring people to buy health . . . . Continue Reading »

Back in 1994, when I supported a single payer health plan, the Clintons infuriated me by creating  a reform plan so Byzantine in its chains of power and newly minted bureaucracies, that it became  incomprehensible.  As a result, health reform failed. And it was so unnecessary, given . . . . Continue Reading »

Secondhand Smokette makes the comic . . . . Continue Reading »

I think Obamacare has a significant constitutional defect—by requiring people to purchase a private service, e.g.  health insurance, the law stretches the commerce clause beyond the breaking point.  Consider: This isn’t merely regulating interstate commerce—it is forcing . . . . Continue Reading »