Wesley J. Smith

Recent events have me recalling the best and most succinct description of why we are slowly succumbing to the culture of death. They are from Canadian journalist and commentator, Andrew Coyne, who, reacting to the widespread public support for Robert Latimer, who murdered his daughter Traci because . . . . Continue Reading »

We keep hearing that the Oregon law is working without a flaw. The media touts that party line in almost every story about the issue. Of course to do that, contrary information has to be ignored. For example, the Michael Freeland case (reported in the American Journal of Psychiatry) in which a man . . . . Continue Reading »

What happened when Swiss wildflowers learned they had the right not to be . . . . Continue Reading »

A survey of the victims, er ah, the patients served by the NHS in the UK reveals that they know very well how bad things have become. From the story: A big variation in the performance of NHS trusts across England is revealed today in the health inspectorate’s annual survey of patients’ . . . . Continue Reading »

The story of the first supposedly genetically altered human embryo is making headlines around the world. From the story:The study appears to be the first report of genetically modifying a human embryo. It was presented last fall at a meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, but . . . . Continue Reading »

There is a column in The Gurdian that illustrates vividly the ugly reality of assisted suicide. The writer Jon Ronson followed some suicide facilitators around, and found that their “compassion” leaves much to be desired. For example, Susan (a pseudonym), is trained by the euthanasia . . . . Continue Reading »

Ryan T. Anderson has an interesting entry over at the First Things blog about an ethics conference he attended at Princeton. It makes for sobering reading. He begins with a quote from Princeton philosophy professor Elizabeth Harmon. From his column: “Look, when we think about ending an early . . . . Continue Reading »

In which we learn that Pig moonlights as a Swiss . . . . Continue Reading »

I uploaded a video from YouTube and posted it here at SHS the other day that depicts a fight over the fate of a calf among lions, a crocodile, and the calf’s herd of cape buffalo. I have heard from a few readers that it no longer works. I’m not sure why that is. I suspect that is because . . . . Continue Reading »

When a vegetarian falls off the wagon:The latest research sparks more controversy in the evolution debate: . . . . Continue Reading »