Wesley J. Smith

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There is much to complain about with the US health care system. But there is no question it is the driving force in the world behind the continual advancement of medical knowledge and skill.  But that innovative energy could well be dissipated by the cost/control/ rationing boards that . . . . Continue Reading »

A journalist asked an inconvenient question about Climategate to a hoity-toity global warming expert from Stanford. He didn’t like it at all, and the UN staff apparently intervened to stop the apostasy.  Watch, and then note my further comment below.Unlike some, I don’t think the . . . . Continue Reading »

I still think some form of Obamacare will pass, because the Democratic leaders in charge of Congress don’t give a fig about what the American people think.  But it is abundantly clear that they have badly lost the political debate.  A full 61% of those polled by CNN—this is . . . . Continue Reading »

Medical marijuana is often a front for recreational marijuana.  This has led to crime issues and problems with the location of the ubiquitous “medicine” dispensing locations.  LA is trying to control the chaos, but it seems to be tough sledding. From the story:When the state . . . . Continue Reading »

The first thing this AM, I posted a warning about the potential of a Draconian population control tyranny being imposed  on the world by global warming hysterics.  And now—how timely—the idea is pushed from Canada, of all places.  A writer in the Financial Post claims that . . . . Continue Reading »

The global warming agenda, if enacted, will lead to less freedom, lower prosperity, and higher taxes (as in the EPA taking “command and control”  over the economy).  But it could also lead to tyranny and profound anti humanism. Example: China is extolling its population control . . . . Continue Reading »

Scream in abject fear! Run around in circles!  Store up food that lasts for 25 years!  We only have ten years to save the planet!  From the story:The world has just ten years to bring greenhouse gas emissions under control before the damage they cause become irreversible, the Met . . . . Continue Reading »

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Each year, the CBC asks me to predict what will happen in the coming year in bioethics.  I have done so.  From my piece:“Flash Forward” is a new and interesting television drama presented on the ABC Television Network. The premise is brilliant – due to reasons still . . . . Continue Reading »