Wesley J. Smith

I have never been so disgusted with the leaders of Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi—so predictably—broke her word about posting her gargantuan version of Obamacare—already more than 2000 pages and growing—on the Internet for 72 hours so people could try to figure out what is in . . . . Continue Reading »

Now, the busy bodies in the US Senate want to use Obamacare to fund “community transformation.” From the story:The bill reads:“Activities within the plan shall focus on (but not be limited to)— (i) creating healthier school environments, including increasing healthy food . . . . Continue Reading »

Next week I will be in Scotland debating against the legalization of assisted suicide.  The following are the planned events:Scotland:November 11, I will be debating at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh versus Jeremy Purvis MSP,  Time: 13.00 – 15.00 hrs. Subject: “Should . . . . Continue Reading »

American assisted suicide advocates engage in a great pretense—abetted by the media who willingly suspend their disbelief—that assisted suicide is to be very limited, a last ditch safety valve for the terminally ill for whom nothing else can be done to relieve suffering. That it . . . . Continue Reading »

A man has been given three years in jail for having sex with a horse. I feel somewhat sorry for the defendant in this case, who is clearly disturbed. But I do think it is a sufficiently important issue of human exceptionalism that sex with animals should be punished as a crime.  First, it is . . . . Continue Reading »

This is where suicide advocacy leads. In the UK, an aging but healthy couple have committed joint suicide—and blamed the anti assisted suicide law.  From the story:A couple who wrote to the BBC to say they had chosen to take their own lives and criticised British laws on assisted suicides . . . . Continue Reading »

Most contested cases of removing babies or profoundly disabled adults from needed life support have involved those with serious brain injuries or cognitive impairments. But once the idea that dead is better than disabled takes hold, it will soon spread to those with physical disabilities.Now, in the . . . . Continue Reading »

I think yesterday’s election helped the chance that Obamacare would pass in the House, but that, along with the general conservative success throughout the country, distinctly hurts its chances in the Senate. Majority Leader Harry Reid seems to think so too, as top Democrats predict the deed . . . . Continue Reading »

I support necessary medical and scientific experimentation on animals. But I don’t think this experiment is necessary.  From the story:Nasa is to expose squirrel monkeys to daily radiation doses to help them understand the effects of long space trips on humans. It will be Nasa’s . . . . Continue Reading »

I remember being in Rome more than ten years ago and developing a nice camaraderie with the hotel clerk.  As we talked about our respective countries, he told me that he was beside himself, to the point of endangering his health, about what he perceived to be the casual corruption and mendacity . . . . Continue Reading »