Wesley J. Smith

The zeal to demote humans into apes, and thereby destroy human exceptionalism, continues. The National Geographic has an extended article in the April 08 issue—which I saw in the dentist’s office today—entitled “Almost Human.” It is about some chimps—all given . . . . Continue Reading »

The hubris of the Brave New Worlders—and their folly—is on abundant display in this story about a future in which 100-year-old women will give birth. From the story:Woman will soon be able to give birth at the age of 100 due to advances in fertility treatment, scientists have . . . . Continue Reading »

Natural selection in the metrosexual . . . . Continue Reading »

In my recent Weekly Standard article about Spain’s pending legal adoption of the Great Ape Project, I worried about the consequences that would follow from demoting human beings from the moral pinnacle. I wrote:Should that come to pass, the ancien régime (as they view it) based on the . . . . Continue Reading »

I have heard from the Jesse Ramirez family—and the news is good. Readers of SHS may recall that Ramirez was badly injured in an auto accident and quickly pronounced in a PVS. His wife wanted his feeding tube pulled, but this was resisted by his family. Litigation ensued, and—he woke up. . . . . Continue Reading »

This is a story that should receive much attention. Two years ago a woman with disabilities in India asked to be euthanized. But now, she is glad she is alive. From the story:Two years back Seema Sood longed for death and had even petitioned the President of India for euthanasia. But hope triumphed . . . . Continue Reading »

I was asked by Opposing Views, a new Web site dedicated to on-line civil debate about contentious issues, to argue against PETA and PCRM about the need to use animals in research. I agreed. If you are interested, here is the link. You may have to register and once you do, comments are allowed.The . . . . Continue Reading »

Oh, how the animal rights ideologues hated him. By him, I mean Dr. Robert Atkins, whose famous “Atkins Diet” has helped so many people lose weight through a low carbohydrate diet—meaning high on meat and other animal products. And that is all that mattered to them, to the point . . . . Continue Reading »

Childhood sure has changed since I was a . . . . Continue Reading »

Watch in horror as a cruelly enslaved rabbit is forced to open a letter by her lazy . . . . Continue Reading »