Wesley J. Smith

The attacks against human exceptionalism are many and varied, mostly coming out of what is sometimes called the Liberal Intellegentsia. Explicit case in point by the founder of “Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals,” professor emeritus (of course!) Mark Bekoff.  Writing . . . . Continue Reading »

It has come to my attention that some SHSers might be interested in following me on Twitter. Mostly,I use it to Tweet SHS posts, but I also, from time to time, comment on matters irrelevant here, which I find myself doing more often lately. My Tweet handle is “forcedexit” for anyone so . . . . Continue Reading »

This is anecdotal, but  worth retelling.  A trustworthy FOSHS (Friend of Secondhand Smoke) sent me this email about what happened when his 4-year-old nephew saw some people digging with shovels in the mountains:Just got back from camping up at Donner Lake with my extended family.  We . . . . Continue Reading »

We dehydrate profound cognitively disabled people to death in the USA—a death that comes slowly over about a two week period, often resultin in tissue cracking and even bleeding.  We dress it up in nice clothes by claiming we are merely withdrawing unwanted medical treatment.  But . . . . Continue Reading »

The World Health Association has warned media not to positively depict suicides, or even, air actual self killings, quote suicide notes, etc. because it could lead to copy cat deaths and/or create a suicide positive atmosphere. And yet, we see the BBC, 60 Minutes, and other programs and networks . . . . Continue Reading »

Nation’s Climatologists Exhibiting Strange Behavior (Season 1: Ep 5 on . . . . Continue Reading »

UK rock star and animal rights believer, Morrisey, has claimed that the slaughter in Oslo is nothing compared to McDonald’s. From the Daily Mail story:Morrissey has sparked a storm of protest with an outrageous claim that fast food chains are guilty of murder on a par with mass killer Anders . . . . Continue Reading »

Timberrrrrr!  GWH may be on its last leg if this is verified.  Apparently NASA measurements show that more heat escapes into space than the computer models predicted, meaning that any warming that occurs from greenhouse gasses will be much slower than “the consensus” thought, . . . . Continue Reading »

In an age in which emotional narratives often trump facts, the polar bear became the icon of global warming hysteria. After a report about four drowned polar bears seen far out at sea,  they were put on the USA threatened list—even though there has been no demonstrated diminution in . . . . Continue Reading »

The UK’s National Health Service continues its collapse.  Now, things have gotten so tight that surgeries are being rationed. From the story:Hip replacements, cataract surgery and tonsil removal are among operations now being rationed in a bid to save the NHS money. Two-thirds of health . . . . Continue Reading »