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September 27, 2022
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Composting the Dead Devalues the Importance of the Living

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September 27, 2022
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Starting in 2027, California will allow composting of the dead. Known officially as “natural organic reduction (NOR),” this novel final disposition process transforms the deceased’s body into soil to spread on gardens or in which to plant flowers or a tree. Read More ›

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September 22, 2022
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Wesley J. Smith Discusses Biotechnology with Laura Ingraham

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September 22, 2022
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Discovery Institute Senior Fellow sat down with Laura Ingraham to explain how Biotechnology, an incredible scientific achievement, can also be used for pernicious purposes. For example, it could used for human cloning research or creating synthetic human embryos, or as means for the Biden administration to seize farm land.

Francis Collins at the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory — President Joe Biden tours the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Laboratory Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Bethesda, Maryland. From left, Deputy Director of the NIH NIAAID Vaccine Research Center Dr. Barney Graham, Chief Medical Adviser to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins, and Senior Research Fellow and Coronavirus Team Lead at the NIAIC Vaccine Research Center Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett.

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 26, 2022
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Scientists are Destroying Our Trust in Science

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July 26, 2022
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The harm done to science by fraudsters, data manipulation, sloppy peer review, ideological bias, and outright lying by public scientific spokespersons cannot be overstated. There’s only one cure to the current malaise: unremitting and apolitical scientific excellence. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 7, 2022
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Don’t Fall for ‘Conservative’ Pitch to Legalize Hard Drugs

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July 7, 2022
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We know that radical left-wing subversives want to legalize hard drugs. So do some libertarians—which is a polite word for social Darwinism. But conservatives generally oppose legalization, understanding the devastating social costs and personal dissipation that hard drug abuse causes to families, communities, and individuals who would be tempted to imbibe by the lack of potential legal consequence. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
June 22, 2022
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Securing America with Dr. Wesley Smith

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June 22, 2022
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Discovery Institute Senior Fellow joined Securing America with Frank Gaffney to discuss the dangers of using puberty blockers in young children as well as the Biden Administration's push for gender affirming care. Read More ›

Night view of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, United States

^{Wesley J. Smith
June 13, 2022
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Political Passions Threaten a New ‘Bleeding Kansas’

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 13, 2022
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The attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh is a warning that our national politics are careening out of control. Read More ›

A huge elephant bull approaches in golden light

^{Wesley J. Smith
June 6, 2022
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Why Happy the Elephant Should Not Have Rights

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June 6, 2022
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Promoting the proper care of animals is a noble cause, but that is not what the legal effort to have Happy declared a “person” is ultimately all about. Read More ›

Definition of word euthanasia in dictionary

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 19, 2022
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Suicide Contagion

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May 19, 2022
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I have often argued that, as a matter of logic and intuition, the widespread legalization of assisted suicide will increase both the rate of assisted suicides and the rate of unassisted suicides. Read More ›

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May 18, 2022
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With Dobbs on Horizon, States Continue to Ramp up Pro-Life Legislation in 2022

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May 18, 2022
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Reports surfaced last week that Justice Samuel Alito’s draft majority opinion that was leaked overturning Roe v. Wade is still the only one circulated inside the Supreme Court, giving great hope to pro-life advocates around the country. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 9, 2022
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A Call for Medical Ethics | Wesley J Smith on The Dr. J Show

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May 9, 2022
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Wesley J. Smith is Chair and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism. Wesley is a contributor to National Review and is the author of 14 books, in recent years focusing on human dignity, liberty, and equality. Read More ›