Wesley J. Smith

Euthanasia is not just a lethal act, but a deadly ideological appetite—one that is never satiated.  Once killing is unleashed as a solution to suffering, activists will always want more.  Always.  As I have written before, they remind me of the man killing plant in Little . . . . Continue Reading »

This interview by an utterly clueless interlocutor, illustrates why the proposed “international crime against peace” of “ecocide” would be so harmful to humanity.  Polly Higgens, the earth mother of the movement, would put the CEO of the tar sands development . . . . Continue Reading »

The rough idea behind gene therapy is to introduce a properly working replacement gene into the body via a virus.  If it works, the malfunctioning expression is repaired and the genetic disease either successfully treated, or even cured.  A new gene therapy has . . . . Continue Reading »

The NYT had a front page story today about the price still being paid for eugenic sterilizations, that in North Carolina’s case, extended into the 1970s!  Making NC’s program even more frightening was that social workers were empowered to make the decision as to who should never be . . . . Continue Reading »

Over at the warming skeptical blog Climate Depot, Lord Monckton analyzed the proposals for a comprehensive anti global warming treaty. There is much he describes about which to be alarmed and oppose implacably.  For example, apparently an international global warming court is . . . . Continue Reading »

When Monsanto developed bovine growth hormone, the FDA determined it was safe.  Fine and dandy. But when some milk producers labeled their food as being BGH-free, why Monsanto sued claiming that such labeling implied that their product was unsafe, and hence a form of defamation.  In . . . . Continue Reading »

Real Clear Politics linked an essay over at the Daily Caller by Mark Judge speculating that atheist Christopher Hitchens may be moving toward Christianity.  Not only is there very little—none really—evidence for that, but I don’t think it is right to speculate about such . . . . Continue Reading »

Christopher Hitchens has what we are told is terminal esophageal cancer.  Hopefully, that process will reverse or take a very long time. But because he is famous, in a sense all comments about his personal situation—as opposed to his work—take on the aspect of a community . . . . Continue Reading »

This letter to the editor from a physician about the failure of Oregon’s doctor-prescribed suicide guidelines to protect a vulnerable patient is poignant, but ultimately, irrelevant.  All that matters is a desire to die by the patient coupled (for now) with a terminal diagnosis. . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s a fundamental principle: Unless parents have legally lost parental control or children are emancipated legally, they should decide on the medical treatment received by their children. But there is a war against such parental control, particularly in areas touching on sexuality and . . . . Continue Reading »