Wesley J. Smith

Hedonism—the scratching of every itch, indulgence of very impulse, breaking of nearly every norm—is very much central to our ongoing coup de culture. Hedonism has consequences, one of which is decadence, which is defined as:A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as . . . . Continue Reading »

Face transplants—wherein a patient receives the “face” of a cadaver—are news because they are new. But I don’t see why anyone would oppose them—at least as a reconstructive procedure. Case in point: The first American woman to receive this procedure after her face . . . . Continue Reading »

Dying people in Ireland are having a hard time accessing vital hospice services under the country’s socialized medical system. From the Story: TERMINALLY ill patients are being put on waiting lists for vital end-of-life care as a result of the State’s long-term failure to adequately . . . . Continue Reading »

I guess face transplants—wherein a patient receives the “face” of a cadaver—are news because they are new. But I don’t see why anyone would oppose them—at least as a reconstructive procedure. Case in point: The first American woman to receive this procedure after . . . . Continue Reading »

I don’t listen to Michael Savage, but it seems odd to me that a talk radio shock jock would be banned from the UK because of things he has said, but that Philip Nitschke would be allowed in despite what he does—teach people how to commit suicide. From the BBC Story on . . . . Continue Reading »

Almost Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Daschle has a piece in Newsweek promoting national health care. Some of what he writes is accurate, but the column is utterly disingenuous in not mentioning the rationing issue.Daschle begins by noting that Medicare and Medicaid are popular programs, . . . . Continue Reading »

Pay close attention to how the story I am about to discuss from the Philadelphia Inquirer was written to give a favorable impression of a suicide. It is about a woman named Rona Zelniker, who killed herself because of a disabling disease. Note that the word “suicide” is never used . . . . Continue Reading »

Scientists in Japan have used animal research to explore a potential way around the organ shortage by growing transplantable organs in sheep made from stem cells. In this case, it is monkey organs, but within a decade, it could be human organs. From the story:Huddled at the back of her shed, . . . . Continue Reading »

The Pew Poll has published its latest results, dealing with gun control—beyond our scope here—and abortion. Given the politics of our rulers in Washington DC—which can only be described as pro-choice absolutists—I was surprised to note that the country appears evenly divided . . . . Continue Reading »

We need our newspapers!The problem is the quality of the editors:The problem is the quality of the reporters: The problem is the quality of the public: The problem is also the bias.When transhumanism becomes . . . . Continue Reading »