Wesley J. Smith

Today, the power of the Feds to dictate health care coverage nationally is being wielded to force “free coverage” for women’s “reproductive” medical and consumerist services.  And the radical Kathleen Sebelius and Nancy Pelosi are bragging about their power of . . . . Continue Reading »

My beautiful wife, Debra J. Saunders guest hosted Dennis Miller with me in tow.  If you’d like to have a bit of a listen, hit this link, and then hit the audio link. Yes, our marriage . . . . Continue Reading »

Arizona recently passed a law outlawing abortion after the 20th week—except in a maternal “medical emergency,” based on the potential that the fetus can feel pain at that age of gestation. My friends at the Bioethics Defense Fund have announced that, with their assistance and . . . . Continue Reading »

Ross Douthat, the only truly conservative NYT op/ed columnist (which may be why he usually runs on the back page of the Sunday opinion section), echoed much of what I have written here and elsewhere about how “freedom of worship” is attacking freedom of religion.  He gets . . . . Continue Reading »

I have noticed that “science journalists” are among the most biased “reporters” writing in the media today. Certainly on the stem cell controversy, they joined—no led—the hysterical hype over embryonic stem cells and stifled adult stem cell good news, either by not reporting it—such as . . . . Continue Reading »

There is a disturbing story in Today’s NYT about a severe looming doctor shortage that will make treatment ever more difficult to obtain no matter how universal the coverage.  From the story:Across the country, a factor increasing demand, along with expansion of coverage in the law and . . . . Continue Reading »

I am keeping an eye on the Ecocide Movement—which would criminalize large scale resource development as the “5th crime against peace”—worried that I seem to be the only one who takes it seriously outside the core of true believers.  But anyone who says that such . . . . Continue Reading »

A federal judge in Colorado has enjoined the Obama Administration from forcing Catholic business owners to provide contraception coverage to their employees.  The case was decided based on a federal statute known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and not the U.S. . . . . Continue Reading »

Yes!  Freedom of religion is not a limited “freedom of worship.”  It also applies to how one acts and lives out their faith in the world.A self insuring private business, the owners of which object on religious grounds to contraception, have been awarded an injunction . . . . Continue Reading »

My First Things “On the Square” bi-weekly column is up. In this edition, I address eugenic abortion. From the piece:Scientists recently announced that they are perfecting a maternal blood test that will permit technologists to map the entire genome of the developing fetus. Unlike . . . . Continue Reading »