Wesley J. Smith
Author
Award-winning author Wesley J. Smith is host of the Humanize Podcast (Humanize.today), chairman of the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism and a consultant to the Patients Rights Council. His latest book is “Culture of Death: The Age of ‘Do Harm’ Medicine.”
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The Biden Department of Education Seems to Hate Women and Girls
The Department of Education has just dismantled many existing federal protections against actual sex discrimination promulgated under Title IX.
A Market in Human Kidneys Is a Bad Idea
Such a plan would further our society’s ongoing descent into a crass utilitarianism that looks upon the weak and vulnerable as resources ripe for harvest.
‘Gender Science’ Was Merely Ideology All Along
For a time, the ideological juggernaut seemed unstoppable. But as the old saying goes, eventually truth ‘will out.’
Branding Science Policy Critics ‘Anti-Science’ Is Anti-Science
What matters is that for science to be “science,” perceived truths—no matter how seemingly settled—must always be subject to rethinking.
The Nationalization of Assisted Suicide Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences
The attempted nationalization of assisted suicide will have far-reaching consequences. It means that even residents of the reddest states will have ready access
World Health Organization Fails at Forcing ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ on Children
The crafting of wise public policy depends on recommendations of those with relevant expertise. But how can we trust these expert opinions will be objective?
‘Nature Rights’ Paganism Advancing in the West
Ireland may be about to establish iron-clad legal protections for nature, thereby establishing public policies in which human flourishing would come last.
Legalizing Euthanasia Poisons a Nation’s Soul
Once killing to end suffering becomes culturally embraced, there’s no limiting principle on the kinds of suffering that will justify killing.
UN Bureaucrat: Destroy Science to Save Us From ‘Global Boiling’
A United Nations official just published a column in Nature in which he proposes to “protect the right to science” to combat “climate change.”
No to Killing for Organs
Conjoining euthanasia with organ harvesting is a growing phenomenon. Public faith in transplant medicine depends on maintaining the highest ethical standards.
The Biden Department of Education Seems to Hate Women and Girls
The Department of Education has just dismantled many existing federal protections against actual sex discrimination promulgated under Title IX.
A Market in Human Kidneys Is a Bad Idea
Such a plan would further our society’s ongoing descent into a crass utilitarianism that looks upon the weak and vulnerable as resources ripe for harvest.
‘Gender Science’ Was Merely Ideology All Along
For a time, the ideological juggernaut seemed unstoppable. But as the old saying goes, eventually truth ‘will out.’
Branding Science Policy Critics ‘Anti-Science’ Is Anti-Science
What matters is that for science to be “science,” perceived truths—no matter how seemingly settled—must always be subject to rethinking.
The Nationalization of Assisted Suicide Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences
The attempted nationalization of assisted suicide will have far-reaching consequences. It means that even residents of the reddest states will have ready access
World Health Organization Fails at Forcing ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ on Children
The crafting of wise public policy depends on recommendations of those with relevant expertise. But how can we trust these expert opinions will be objective?
‘Nature Rights’ Paganism Advancing in the West
Ireland may be about to establish iron-clad legal protections for nature, thereby establishing public policies in which human flourishing would come last.
Legalizing Euthanasia Poisons a Nation’s Soul
Once killing to end suffering becomes culturally embraced, there’s no limiting principle on the kinds of suffering that will justify killing.
UN Bureaucrat: Destroy Science to Save Us From ‘Global Boiling’
A United Nations official just published a column in Nature in which he proposes to “protect the right to science” to combat “climate change.”
No to Killing for Organs
Conjoining euthanasia with organ harvesting is a growing phenomenon. Public faith in transplant medicine depends on maintaining the highest ethical standards.