Wesley J. Smith

I was going to post about this case—in which a husband with cancer murdered his wife with Alzheimer’s disease, and then killed himself—because the political opportunists at the assisted suicide advocacy group Compassion and Choices decided to exploit the case to push their . . . . Continue Reading »

Human exceptionalism demands that human equals be treated with equal respect regardless of their economic circumstances.  This means, as just one example, implacable opposition to slavery and human trafficking.  It also means opposing using the poor and destitute as biological resources, . . . . Continue Reading »

If scientists want us to take the purported global warming threat seriously, they have to stop with the panic mongering.  Here’s the latest example: Scientists have issued a study warning that global warming will cause mass lizard extinction. From the story:Scientists warn in a research . . . . Continue Reading »

Do not tell me that this administration has no intention of rationing health care.  Do not even breathe it.  Former Senator Tom Daschle, who would today be head of Health and Human Services but for some tax problems—the man the NYT called the most influential adviser on . . . . Continue Reading »

Animal rights activists often like to tout a purported quote from our greatest president, Abraham Lincoln.  Here’s the alleged quote:I am in favour of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of the whole human being.I read at least one Lincoln biography a year, and I have . . . . Continue Reading »

I am not a big believer that science will extend the normal human lifespan anytime soon—if ever.  But I find it interesting that the transhumanist idea of immortality has caught on in some influential circles, with some insisting that the prevention of aging is a moral imperative.  . . . . Continue Reading »

See, this is a small, but I think important, example of why science has lost credibility on the global warming front. Science, one of the most important science journals in the world, published a fake photo of a polar bear on a melted ice floe in the middle of an infinite sea to defend global . . . . Continue Reading »

The assisted suicide movement is ever about blurring vital distinctions and deconstructing crucial definitions. One target has been the proper pain control technique known as palliative sedation, a rarely required procedure in which patients near death are sedated to control pain or other symptoms . . . . Continue Reading »

I am not a big fan of Thomas Sowell, but I think his most recent column is right on.  It is about the purported “duty to die” that some are attempting to foist on society (rationing, futile care theory, etc.).  He notes that the agenda isn’t embraced by the people on Main . . . . Continue Reading »

This could be a hoax, a mistake, or bad observation.  But if it isn’t, it means that science does not truly understand human beings or our exceptional capacity to remake reality, or perhaps, tap into realities beyond testable comprehension.  From the story:An 83-year-old Indian holy . . . . Continue Reading »