Wesley J. Smith

I worry about the devolution of medicine from a healing profession into a lifestyle, on demand, technocratic enabling guild.  We see it all around us. Octomom, for example, wasn’t infertile.  The IVF she wanted had nothing to do with medicine in the sense of helping her overcome a . . . . Continue Reading »

This is what Western Civilization is becoming. From the story : A baby found alive nearly a day after a failed abortion in Italy had been rejected by his mother because he had a cleft lip and palate, according to reports. The 22-week infant was found breathing a day after the operation. He died one . . . . Continue Reading »

This is what Western Civilization is becoming. From the story:A baby found alive nearly a day after a failed abortion in Italy had been rejected by his mother because he had a cleft lip and palate, according to reports. The 22-week infant was found breathing a day after the operation. He died one . . . . Continue Reading »

I gave a speech to the Animal Ag Alliance in Arlington yesterday. It was covered by the Washington Times. From the story:The agriculture industry is under attack from a powerful, popular and well-funded lobby - animal rights groups, which want to see it die completely, said two speakers at the . . . . Continue Reading »

It all gets to be too much: Animals don’t have the same sense of privacy or modesty that we have.  But a university professor—of course!—claims that nature documentaries violate animals’ putative “right to privacy.”  From the story:Dr Brett Mills from . . . . Continue Reading »

Al Gore, the Puritan global warming hysteric, insists that we all reduce our living standards and dismantle prosperity in order to SAVE THE PLANET!!!  But he never practices what he preaches.  He flies on private jets, once took rapid transit into a city but had his luggage brought in by . . . . Continue Reading »

If these stories are true—and I believe they are—China is a monster state.  I have previously covered credible charges that Falun Gong prisoners are killed and their organs sold, stating that while there was not enough proof for a “conviction” beyond a reasonable doubt, . . . . Continue Reading »

Ah, those compassionate people at Dignitas, the Swiss assisted suicide clinic that will make you dead for about $10,000.  Allegedly, they dumped the ashes of former “clients” in a lake. From the story:BOSSES of Swiss suicide firm Dignitas were facing jail today after the discovery . . . . Continue Reading »

Animal rights activists—as opposed to animal welfare proponents—universally oppose all medical research no matter how beneficial to human health and well being. Some admit that research provides benefits, but others—like PETA—lie, claiming that because  there isn’t . . . . Continue Reading »

Whether one was for or against Obamacare, we all knew it would be more expensive than the Administration or its supporters in Congress pretended.  And now, a new U.S. Government study illustrates the depth of dishonesty and the blatant false advertising by politicians who claimed it would . . . . Continue Reading »