Wesley J. Smith

An assisted suicide bill sponsored by Greens in Victoria, Australia was defeated handily in the Provincial Parliament. Good. I bring this up because the scope of who would qualify for mercy killing under the proposal was quite broad. From the story: The Medical Treatment (Physician-Assisted Dying) . . . . Continue Reading »

There s an old saying: “The devil made me do it.” The modern iteration of this I-can’t help-myself-excuse is: “My genes made me do it.” This idea was boosted in a report recently that men with a certain gene variant were twice as likely to commit adultery as men without . . . . Continue Reading »

Dumb move: Senator Joe Biden has implied that Sarah Palin doesn’t care as much as he does about special needs children because she does not support embryonic stem cell research. From the story: “I hear all this talk about how the Republicans are going to work in dealing with parents who . . . . Continue Reading »

Can you believe this? A story reports that a mountain lion was courageous for standing up to human hikers! From the story:EUREKA, CA—A local mountain lion came face-to-face with a group of hikers and made it out alive, sources reported Monday. Wildlife officials are crediting the courageous . . . . Continue Reading »

Never has a vice presidential selection caused such a firestorm of con and pro—or generated what can only be called hatred in some of her opponents. The conservative columnist Mona Charen thinks, as I do, that a lot of this is about Trig: From her column:Something about Sarah Palin set them . . . . Continue Reading »

Despite a brief and welcomed respite from the NYT, the MSM’s obsessive attacks on Sarah Palin and her family continue. The latest is from Vanity Fair, which in the guise of humor, demonstrates their editors unconscionable snobbery and inability to accept differences in lifestyle, as in big . . . . Continue Reading »

Earlier today I posted that the NYT was planning a front page story on the birth of Trig Palin. I was inclined to expect the worst, but Secondhand Smokette told me to cool my jets until it came out. Good advice as always from Debra. The story is now out—and it is not a hit job—although . . . . Continue Reading »

I have opined here previously—but admitted I can’t prove it—that much of the hatred (and love) directed at Sarah Palin has to do the vivid symbolism of the Palins’ decision to give birth to Trig, who has Down syndrome. As I see it, this act of unconditional love—in . . . . Continue Reading »

Anytime a political cartoon makes me laugh out loud, I like to share it with all of my friends here at . . . . Continue Reading »

UPDATE: I love the readers of SHS. I just heard from a nurse who has the original article and Schwartz’s Compassion and Choices affiliation is disclosed there. That means that the full ID was not published along with the article on-line. Not great, but definitely the best scenario in this . . . . Continue Reading »