Wesley J. Smith
How ‘Expedience Ethics’ Busts Through Moral Limits
New York State: Bill of Rights Proposed for Lakes, Waterways
Imagine the disruption of normal life if waterways could not be used to make a living or be treated as property at all. But that’s the goal
75% of Scientists in Nature Survey Thinking About Leaving U.S.
But there is less to this "trend" than meets the eye, when we look more closely at the survey
Bioethicists Get Legacy of Terri Schiavo Death Wrong
Some bioethicists complain that her protracted starvation death has powered pro-life forces into political prominence
Medical Support for “Gender-Affirming Care” Is Cracking
Amid stubborn denials, a new article in a prominent journal admits that the “science” is far from settled and recommends caution, not enthusiasm
In Moral Terms, Are Microbes More Important Than People?
Jeff Sebo advocates widening the moral circle to include, plants, microbes, and computers in a sort of radical equality
PETA Sues NIH: Claims First Amendment Right to Talk to Monkeys
The complaint alleges the animal rights advocates have a right to receive communications from “fellow primates” that are “willing speakers.”
Stand Up for (Ideological) Science 2025 Day!
The protestors should have rallied against themselves
The Medical Establishment’s Persistent Zeal for DEI in Education
The article’s authors seem to believe that people can be good doctors only for patients who look like them or have similar sexual or identity preferences.
Steep Turn: RFK Jr. Endorses Measles Vaccine
He notes that measles was already in full retreat by 1960 — before the vaccine’s introduction — thanks to improvements in sanitation and nutrition
Science Blogger: Make Violating “Scientific Consensus” a Crime
Attitudes like those expressed by Ethan Siegel have cost the scientific sector much of the public’s trust and goodwill.
Claim: Only Doctors Can Prevent Global Warming
Becoming as political as one medical journal wants would corrode the medical sector’s “unique credibility.”
Swiss Canton Liberates Suicide Tourism from Police Investigation
Suicidal people are increasingly abandoned to lethal assistance, with steps continually taken to make death easier to access
Vice President Vance Defends Human Exceptionalism at Munich
The idea that humans are special is under increasing attack by some of society’s most powerful political and cultural forces
Oregon Bill Would Allow Nondoctors to Prescribe Assisted Suicide
I suspect the categories of providers are expanding because most doctors have no interest in assisted suicide
Vermont Bill Would Allow Nondoctors to Prescribe Assisted Suicide
Initial assisted suicide laws are merely the launching pad for an ever-expanding prescribed death regime
Montana Senate Passes Bill Outlawing Physician-Assisted Suicide
In a muddled legal situation, the bill declares assisted suicide to be contrary to Montana public policy, making a previous courtroom defense unavailable
“Indigenous Wisdom” Would Make Environment Science Less Scientific
Indigenous people were and are keen observers of nature but modern environment policy needs to be deeply rooted in science as well as culture