Wesley J. Smith

Last week’s Nation, the left wing magazine on current events, hit a new low. The cover mocks Terri Schiavo by showing her being asked to smile to indicate yes when answering a series of questions, mostly meant to criticize her supporters, and her face not changing.Not only is this to disparage . . . . Continue Reading »

Most of the media will ignore this Zogby poll, since it gets in the way of the story being painted of the government’s efforts to save Terri Schiavo’s life as a right wing vendetta. And polls by ABC and Time sure seem to have been written to obtain a desired result. The Zogby poll . . . . Continue Reading »

The Dutch began euthanasia in 1973. It wasn’t until circa 1990 that the killing agenda got around regularly to dispatching disabled and terminally ill infants. And it is only this year that there is a concerted effort to formally legalize eugenic infanticide in the Netherlands.What took the . . . . Continue Reading »

Periodically, the Atlantic Monthly magazine publishes stories on biotech. These tend to be fawning puff pieces about the coming wonders of therapeutic cloning or, on occasion, warnings about the problems biotech is spawning for society. There are two constants in these stories. First, they accept . . . . Continue Reading »

This John Leo column begins to connect dots in urgent need of . . . . Continue Reading »

Thus sayeth the New York Times: “The death of Pope John Paul II came at a time when Americans have been engaged in an unusual moment of national reflection about mortality. The long, bitter fight over the unknowing Terri Schiavo was a stark contrast to the passing of this pontiff, whose own . . . . Continue Reading »

Apparently Michael Schiavo is in hiding because of death threats. Anyone who threatens violence dishonors the memory of Terri Schiavo and the noble struggle in which so many participated. Indeed, the Schindlers said explicitly to put away hate.The Pope forgave his attempted assassin. Terri’s . . . . Continue Reading »

As promised, here is an article in the current edition of the Weekly Standard magazine containing some of my initial thoughts on legal reforms that could help protect the lives of devalued people like Terri Schiavo. The article speaks for itself, but allow me to share just a few additional thoughts: . . . . Continue Reading »

Ah, the Dutch. In their cold and sterile hands, there never would have been a public fight over Terri’s life. The decision to stop the feeding tube wouldn’t have been based on Terri’s past-stated desires. It wouldn’t have been based on what Michael Schiavo wanted. Nor, would . . . . Continue Reading »

Forgive me for posting a favorable review of my most recent book, Consumer’s Guide to a Brave New World. I do so not because it is a good review—although in truth, it is highly unlikely that I would post a bad review in this space. No, I am posting this review from the Claremont . . . . Continue Reading »