Wesley J. Smith

Despite a brief and welcomed respite from the NYT, the MSM’s obsessive attacks on Sarah Palin and her family continue. The latest is from Vanity Fair, which in the guise of humor, demonstrates their editors unconscionable snobbery and inability to accept differences in lifestyle, as in big . . . . Continue Reading »

Earlier today I posted that the NYT was planning a front page story on the birth of Trig Palin. I was inclined to expect the worst, but Secondhand Smokette told me to cool my jets until it came out. Good advice as always from Debra. The story is now out—and it is not a hit job—although . . . . Continue Reading »

I have opined here previously—but admitted I can’t prove it—that much of the hatred (and love) directed at Sarah Palin has to do the vivid symbolism of the Palins’ decision to give birth to Trig, who has Down syndrome. As I see it, this act of unconditional love—in . . . . Continue Reading »

Anytime a political cartoon makes me laugh out loud, I like to share it with all of my friends here at . . . . Continue Reading »

UPDATE: I love the readers of SHS. I just heard from a nurse who has the original article and Schwartz’s Compassion and Choices affiliation is disclosed there. That means that the full ID was not published along with the article on-line. Not great, but definitely the best scenario in this . . . . Continue Reading »

Why liberals suspect Rat is a . . . . Continue Reading »

We get so caught up in our differences, that sometimes it is good to see that the milk of human kindness remains—even among the most bitter ideological foes—well, the milk of human kindness. That was my reaction to a column by very conservative, pro life columnist Robert Novak, just . . . . Continue Reading »

This commentary by a nurse Ph.D published in Nursing Center is very disturbing. Judith Schwartz suggests that hospice nurses inform patients about methods to legally end their lives where assisted suicide is illegal. Schwartz discusses the patient with intractable symptoms who seeks hastened death. . . . . Continue Reading »

I continue to be interested in our discussion about Governor Sarah Palin and why she generates such strong emotions. Before the extent of her effect became clear, I wrote:As I ponder all of this, I think McCain/Palin versus Obama/Biden vividly reflects the cultural divisions that are tearing our . . . . Continue Reading »

Belgium’s legalization of euthanasia doesn’t get enough attention. But little escapes Alex Schadenberg, head of the Canadian-based Euthanasia Prevention Coalition. In this blog entry, based on a translation of Belgian policy, he notes that doctors in that country must either participate . . . . Continue Reading »