Wesley J. Smith

Nebraska has outlawed abortions after 20 weeks on the grounds that by then, the fetus has developed the structures necessary to feel pain. From the story: Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska signed a law on Tuesday banning most abortions 20 weeks after conception … Continue Reading »

A good political cartoon proves the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words.  This is a good political . . . . Continue Reading »

During my years volunteering for hospice, I had a patient named Bob.  Bob was dying of ALS, and told me he had been suicidal for more than two years, to the point, he told me, that if he could have gone to Kevorkian, he would have taken the flight.  (He later changed his mind and was very . . . . Continue Reading »

Nebraska has outlawed abortions after 20 weeks on the grounds that by then, the fetus has developed the structures necessary to feel pain.  From the story:Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska signed a law on Tuesday banning most abortions 20 weeks after conception or later on the theory that a fetus, . . . . Continue Reading »

More and more people are picking through the new bill and seeing the financial landmines hidden therein.  Over at NRO’s Critical Condition, Grace-Marie Turner—head of the conservative Galen Institute—does a good job summarizing some of the problems. It’s a long post that . . . . Continue Reading »

This is a repeated pattern I first noticed after the passage of Proposition 71 in California. During the campaign, the media were mostly boosters, ignoring substantive criticisms opponents repeatedly tried to bring to light. Then, after the initiative passed, the media suddenly got in gear to report . . . . Continue Reading »

For a president who ran on the plank of compromise and incorporating opposing ideas, he sure likes to jam his views through.  He did it with Obamacare, and so far, it has cost him and the Democratic Party dearly in collapsing political support.  And now, the Guardian obtained a memo . . . . Continue Reading »

I will be appearing on two nationally syndicated radio programs this week to talk about my new book and the animal rights movement.  First up, the Dennis Prager Show tomorrow during the 9 O’ Clock AM hour (Pacific).  Times may differ in your area, or you can hear the program streamed . . . . Continue Reading »

Assisted suicide has tremendous power to rend family unity and sow distrust over motives. A recent suicide tourism case in the UK—in which a rich widow committed suicide, changing her will to benefit the son who helped—illustrates the danger. From the story:DETECTIVES are investigating . . . . Continue Reading »

This was not supposed to happen. When Obamacare was rammed down the throats of the American people, proponents assured us that we didn’t know what was good for us, and moreover, that once we found out what really is in the new law, our adamant opposition would reverse in the polls.  In . . . . Continue Reading »