Wesley J. Smith

If these stories are true—and I believe they are—China is a monster state.  I have previously covered credible charges that Falun Gong prisoners are killed and their organs sold, stating that while there was not enough proof for a “conviction” beyond a reasonable doubt, . . . . Continue Reading »

Ah, those compassionate people at Dignitas, the Swiss assisted suicide clinic that will make you dead for about $10,000.  Allegedly, they dumped the ashes of former “clients” in a lake. From the story:BOSSES of Swiss suicide firm Dignitas were facing jail today after the discovery . . . . Continue Reading »

Animal rights activists—as opposed to animal welfare proponents—universally oppose all medical research no matter how beneficial to human health and well being. Some admit that research provides benefits, but others—like PETA—lie, claiming that because  there isn’t . . . . Continue Reading »

Whether one was for or against Obamacare, we all knew it would be more expensive than the Administration or its supporters in Congress pretended.  And now, a new U.S. Government study illustrates the depth of dishonesty and the blatant false advertising by politicians who claimed it would . . . . Continue Reading »

Some of the most earnest global warming alarmists look to China as the model for radically controlling human population in order to SAVE THE PLANET!  But that is to long for tyranny.  Example: China is forcing thousands of people to be involuntarily sterilized for violating the “one . . . . Continue Reading »

Two weeks ago, I wrote here about a proposed new “crime against peace” called ecocide, deemed to be equivalent to genocide.  I will have more to say about that matter soon, but in the meantime, it seems increasingly clear that—hand-in-hand with personalizing . . . . Continue Reading »

A few weeks ago, I castigated the creators of the mega crude Family Guy for using the V-word to make fun of Terri Schiavo.  Using the word “vegetable” to describe anything but carrots or squash—in other words, to describe any human being—is hateful and intended to . . . . Continue Reading »

I believe in wide open speech and the rough and tumble of public debate, particularly about important political or social controversies and public persons—me included.   That doesn’t mean, of course, that I believe in libel.  Intentionally making false claims about a . . . . Continue Reading »

For last year’s Earth Day, NRO asked me to write a piece about Hollywood pitching anti humanism in the name of the environmentalist religion.  I thought it was worth revisiting.  “From Homo Sapiens, Get Lost:”When Aldous Huxley wrote his prophetic 1932 novel, Brave New . . . . Continue Reading »

I find it interesting that supposed supporters of “science” are more upset with warming skeptics than hysterics.  The hysterics are the ones who act like Chicken Little—predicting increasingly catastrophic DOOM!!!! unless we act IMMEDIATELY!!! to SAVE THE PLANET!!!!  They . . . . Continue Reading »