Wesley J. Smith

Nobody knows the pain of the culture of death more profoundly that the Schindler family.  First, Terri Schiavo—Bobby’s sister—was dehydrated to death because of her profound cognitive incapacity. Her cruel death, the family believes, badly undermined dad Robert . . . . Continue Reading »

The failure of the federal government to properly regulate marijuana is leading to terrible headaches.  MMJ is a Schedule 1 drug under the Controlled Substances Act, meaning that the Congress has determined it has a high potential for abuse and has no legitimate medical use.  The former . . . . Continue Reading »

This satiric song against Obamacare, I’m afraid, contains more truth than hyperbole.  Enjoy. Well don’t enjoy, exactly, I mean you can smile, but you should also be alarmed. Still, it is amusing—well, you get the . . . . Continue Reading »

We have gone mad. That is the only way to explain it.  The UK passed a bill to cut the dreaded carbon dioxide emissions last year that is so draconian, it will cost far more than the benefits to be derived—and impoverish the country. From a column by the Daily Telegraph’s resident . . . . Continue Reading »

The one child policy in China has led to forced abortion, female infanticide, eugenics, awful heartbreak, and countless other oppressions. But in the world of radical environmentalism, that may be unfortunate—but it is also, apparently,  justifiable.  How else interpret this . . . . Continue Reading »

Last night I posted a comment on the fiscal falsehoods of Obamacare pushers in the House. Now, a column by Jack Kelly at Real Clear Politics, illuminates how this corruption of democracy works.  It involves the Baucus Bill.  That plan came in under $900 billion over ten years through . . . . Continue Reading »

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that the House version of Obamacare would come in under $900 billion over ten years. I said, bunk. First, the expenses will only be for seven years since it wouldn’t start until 2013.  Moreover, said I, the thing had to be smoke and mirrors and . . . . Continue Reading »

President Obama has declared a national health emergency over the H1N1 flu outbreak.  From the story:President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected . . . . Continue Reading »

This is a good news story I have been meaning to post for a week.  There is an old Jewish saying, “When you save a life, you save the world.”  If that is so, my wonderful friend and executive director of the CBC, Jennifer Lahl, has saved the world.Last week, Jennifer and her . . . . Continue Reading »

I reported earlier about the resistance among New York health care workers to taking the mandatory H1N1 vaccine. Well, the state has backed down. From the story:New York public health workers will no longer be required to be vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 flu virus, state officials . . . . Continue Reading »