Wesley J. Smith

A disturbing column in today’s LA Times has a woman wanting to “let” her Dad go by removing his feeding tube—which would really be to make him go, since there could only be one outcome from such a decision.Dad isn’t unconscious. He is debilitated and disabled by a . . . . Continue Reading »

Ba-lo-ney! A study claims that nearly half of our young people of college age have had a psychiatric episode in the last year. From the study:Almost half of college-aged individuals had a psychiatric disorder in the past year. The overall rate of psychiatric disorders was not different between . . . . Continue Reading »

They brought it on themselves, the private health insurers. Raising rates, cherry picking, too often trying to game people. So, now with the election of Barack Obama, the LA Times announces that there is a “consensus” to legally implement some form of nationally mandated health . . . . Continue Reading »

One of the great difficulties we have in debating important cultural and ethical issues is the lack of a common frame of reference. Or to put it another way, when language is used very sloppily—whether negligently or intentionally—it becomes almost impossible to adhere to precise . . . . Continue Reading »

Those biologists and philosophers intent on destroying human exceptionalism often argue that apes have ethics, albeit more rudimentary, just like people, and thus we must disabuse ourselves of the unique nature of human life.Not enough energy has been invested in pushing back against these . . . . Continue Reading »

It used to be that the parental ideal was to expose one’s children to many and varied activities so that they could discover for themselves the avocations and activities that most suited them. But apparently that’s too messy and time consuming for some. A company is now offering to test . . . . Continue Reading »

The country that has declared a constitutional right to assisted suicide for the mentally ill, and put the dignity of individual plants into its constitution, is now about to formally ratify prescribing and giving addicts their heroin. From the story: Dr. Daniele Zullino keeps glass bottles full of . . . . Continue Reading »

During the campaign over Proposition 71, I warned that even if the Golden Gate Bridge fell into the ocean and an earthquake devastated Los Angeles, “the scientists” would be constitutionally entitled to $300 million of borrowed taxpayers’ money each year. The media was so caught up . . . . Continue Reading »

In Finland, some ALF-type activists raided a chicken farm and killed thousands of chickens in the process. From the story:Suspected radical animal welfare activists raided a poultry farm in Narpio in the southwest of Finland Thursday night. The raiders broke eggs, and destroyed electric equipment, . . . . Continue Reading »

In my newest What It Means to be Human podcast, I discuss some United Kingdom cases suicide and assisted suicide cases and how the culture of death ethos they epitomize how current trends lead to the abandonment of the despairing. Here is the homepage for all of my . . . . Continue Reading »