Wesley J. Smith

The NHS implosion continues.  From the Telegraph story:NHS patients should expect continued rationing of common operations for years to come, while hospital closures are “inevitable”, according to an influential think-tank. John Appleby, chief economist at The King’s Fund, . . . . Continue Reading »

Ah, the heady days of trying to overcome the evil BUSH!’s minor embryonic stem cell funding restrictions.  You know, the ones that resulted in hundreds of millions spent in human embryonic stem cell research.Back in those days when hype and lies ruled the biotech discourse, states were . . . . Continue Reading »

For a second time, the leaders of the British Medical Association wanted to go neutral on assisted suicide, only to be overturned by the rank and file. From the Independent story:Doctors today rejected calls to take a neutral stance on assisted suicide. Medics at the British Medical . . . . Continue Reading »

Whether one agrees or disagrees with my take on things, I don’t think there can be any dispute about my skill as a prognosticator. I tend to see how things will play out in the future very well.  Here’s another small prediction I posted over at The Corner:I think there is a lot of . . . . Continue Reading »

I hope this is true. From Red State:With John Roberts’ opinion, the repeal fight takes place on GOP turf, not Democrat turf.  The all or nothing repeal has always been better ground for the GOP and now John Roberts has forced everyone onto that ground.  Oh, and as I mentioned . . . . Continue Reading »

I wrote a quick piece for the Daily Caller about the Obamacare ruling that gets to the nub of what happened today. From “Obamacare Ruling Reflects Technocratic Imperative:”Why is anyone surprised? Obamacare was never going to be overturned. Not that it is constitutional, as the . . . . Continue Reading »

It is amazing that in their zeal to validate Obamacare, the Supreme Court majority gave the government relief for which it didn’t ask!  From the ruling:In making its Commerce Clause argument, the Government defended the mandate as a regulation requiring individuals to purchase health . . . . Continue Reading »

Those who claimed that Obamacare violated the Commerce Clause were right. From the Supreme Court ruling:People, for reasons of their own, often fail to do things that would be good for them or good for society. Those failures—joined with the similar failures of others—can readily . . . . Continue Reading »

It appears that the Supremes have rewritten the law in order to uphold it.  They simply call a penalty a tax, even though it was expressly stated not to be a tax. Why?  Precisely for the reasons I predicted: The Supreme Court has vastly expanded the power of the federal government since . . . . Continue Reading »

An adult chimp has killed a baby chimp at the LA Zoo. From the story:The first chimpanzee baby born at the LA Zoo in 13 years was mauled to death Tuesday by an adult chimp in front of a crowd of visitors, including children, zoo officials said. Did the baby chimp have a “right to . . . . Continue Reading »