Wesley J. Smith

Well, boo-hoo: The head of the pathetic UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is warning that unless we agree to turn over our freedom and economic futures to unelected UN bureaucrats, the “process” is doomed. From the story:The United Nation process is in danger . . . . Continue Reading »

If you wanted to undermine human exceptionalism and interfere with human thriving, a splendid way would be to elevate nature to the moral value of human beings, almost a person, or at least, a rights bearing entity.  And indeed, the drive toward what could be described . . . . Continue Reading »

If you wanted to undermine human exceptionalism and interfere with human thriving, a splendid way would be to elevate nature to the moral value of human beings, almost a person, or at least, a rights bearing entity.  The drive toward what could be described as . . . . Continue Reading »

I thought this cartoon was funny—which proves that I am getting . . . . Continue Reading »

As I have repeatedly reported here and elsewhere, some bioethicists and others in the transplant community seek permission to harvest patients’ organs before they are dead.  The latest example is in the Winter 2010 edition of Lahey Clinical Journal of Medical Ethics, in which Brown . . . . Continue Reading »

Paloa Cavalieri is the co-editor and author, with Peter Singer, of The Great Ape Project, which seeks to create a “moral community of equals” among  human beings, gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, and bonobos. The point is to “break the species barrier” and bring the . . . . Continue Reading »

It appears that the “bounce” Democrats claimed would come their way if they shoved a popularly rejected and monstrously bureaucratic law down the throats of the American people, has had the reverse effect. As I have pointed out here, the polls for the new law—and POTUS—are . . . . Continue Reading »

We need to pay attention: In the UK, a woman with a rare cancer has been refused coverage for chemo that would extend her life. From the story:A dying mother last night became the human face of an election battle over the NHS. Nikki Phelps, 37, who has a rare glandular cancer, has been refused the . . . . Continue Reading »

Polling by CBS—not conservative—shows support for the monstrosity that is Obamacare sinking like a rock—10% lower since the law was signed.  The Weekly Standard blog is on the case:A CBS News poll shows that ObamaCare’s popularity has fallen off dramatically since . . . . Continue Reading »

This is what is known in the trade as a “two fer.”  We have been told for years that to SAVE THE PLANET, we have to give up meat, because all those cows emit gasses that cause global warming.  Meanwhile, the animal rights activists, who want to eliminate cows and domesticated . . . . Continue Reading »