Wesley J. Smith

Pay close attention to how the story I am about to discuss from the Philadelphia Inquirer was written to give a favorable impression of a suicide.It is about a woman named Rona Zelniker, who killed herself because of a disabling disease. Note that the word “suicide” is never used except . . . . Continue Reading »

From time to time I have pointed out the sad yearning so many seem to feel that their lives would not seem so lacking if only they could somehow be extraordinary—without having to actually work to achieve anything special. This desire is often the basis of movies and television shows . . . . Continue Reading »

Pig learns from Zebra that transhumanism is a pipe dream:Secondhand Smokette insists this cartoon is really about me. I disagree!This picture of me on my Blackberry while in Estonia, is irrelevant to her baseless . . . . Continue Reading »

Physicians are being pushed steadily into an untenable position. On one hand, they are professionally obligated to render optimal care to each patient based on individual need. On the other hand, they are increasingly being looked to by bureaucrats and bioethicists as serving another role—for . . . . Continue Reading »

In keeping with our discussion today of the power of technology—and adding in Yuval Levin’s insight that society has replaced “promoting virtue” with “preventing suffering” as its overriding purpose—you end up with this story: A man is accused of using the . . . . Continue Reading »

This video vividly explains how computer technology’s geometric growth is profoundly changing the world—with results that may be beyond or ability to control. Secondhand Smoke notwithstanding to the contrary, by opening this particular Pandora’s box, we may have finally found the . . . . Continue Reading »

When the rulers of on line commentary site To the Source saw my piece ” Homo Sapiens, Get Lost ” in NRO about the growing anti-humanism that is infecting the environmental movement, it gave them an idea. They asked me to write a piece for TTS , using the same Brave New World analogy as . . . . Continue Reading »

Sometimes the truth really hurts:Piraro’s views are whacky but his daily cartoon is one of the best out there. This one really hit my funny . . . . Continue Reading »

When the rulers of To the Source saw my piece “Homo Sapiens, Get Lost” in NRO about the the growing anti-humanism that is infecting the environmental movement, it gave them an idea. They asked me to write a piece for TTS, using the same Brave New World analogy as a launching pad that I . . . . Continue Reading »

Overall, I have been impressed by the Obama Administration’s handling of the swine flu pandemic, which as these things go, does not appear to be Armageddon. (I am sure the Deep Ecologists are disappointed.) Part of the reason the government was so prepared, according to President Obama, is . . . . Continue Reading »