Wesley J. Smith

We are told Romneycare was the proving grounds for Obamacare.  If that is so, there is much to worry about now that MA has a new law targeting doctors’ fees.  From, “Health Law Treats Docs Like Villains,” by Alex Vuckovic in the Boston Herald:As of last week, thanks to . . . . Continue Reading »

We don’t know what factors lead to a propensity for homosexuality.  (Frankly, I don’t think any “one” thing, but that’s an unexpert opinion.) But some believe we will discover a “gay” gene.  If so, that has very real eugenic . . . . Continue Reading »

Every once in a while I like to check in on the machinations of the transhumanists and their immorality materialist eschatology.  I oppose transhumanist theory because of its inherently eugenic premises and proposals, it’s anti human exceptionalism, and most especially, its presumption of . . . . Continue Reading »

I am writing an e-book about the anti humanism of the Green movement.  More on that as it is ready to come out.  But for the moment, let us note what Patrick Moore—an early mover and shaker at Greenpeace before disassociating himself with the radicals—has said about the . . . . Continue Reading »

Earlier this week I wrote in the Weekly Standard about the decision in Newland v. Sibelius, granting a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Free Birth Control Rule against a family and its business.  After reading the decision, I decided that it might be worthwhile reading the . . . . Continue Reading »

We’ve previously discussed a German judge forbidding the circumcision of minors. Now, a Norwegian non Jew/Muslim is telling those major world religions how to practice their faith. From the Haaretz story:Norway’s ombudsman for children’s rights has proposed that Jews and . . . . Continue Reading »

Do entrepreneurs sacrifice their religious liberties merely by seeking a profit? That question would have stunned our Founding Fathers, most of whom were businessmen as well as statesmen. George Washington owned a large for-profit farm. So did James Madison… . Continue Reading »

I believe IVF should be much more tightly regulated—which depicts the current status of “regulated” very loosely, as there are few rules governing the industry.  I wrote a bit ago against NJ legislation that would have opened the door to commercial womb renting.  . . . . Continue Reading »

Never let the perfect interfere with the good, the old saying goes. That seems to be the new approach taken by the Catholic Church as the Pope has dropped his adamant opposition to condoms in the fight against AIDS. From the Telegraph story:After decades of fierce opposition to the use of all . . . . Continue Reading »

The pro life movement often argues that abortion rights is a racist agenda because of the disproportionate number of minority babies terminated.  I don’t agree with that argument, actually.  I don’t think that most pro choice activists are racist or that abortionists do what . . . . Continue Reading »