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^{Wesley J. Smith
April 2, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Boycott the All-Star Game!

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 2, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

In a brazen act of cultural imperialism, Major League Baseball withdrew the 2021 All Star-Game from Atlanta.Why make such a drastic change mere months before the great game? COVID? No. A failure of Atlanta to adequately prepare for the game? No. MLB flexed its financial muscles to punish Georgia for passing a voting rights law that did not suit the sensibilities of it Woke leadership. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
March 30, 2021
Human Rights}

Wesley J. Smith Joins Laura Ingraham to Discuss ‘Vaccine Passports’

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 30, 2021
Human Rights}

Wesley J. Smith joined Laura Ingraham to discuss the disturbing calls by many to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine and to create "vaccine passports." Smith breaks down how such propositions would threaten our civil liberties. Read More ›

National flag on stethoscope conceptual series - United Kingdom

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 13, 2021
Patient Care}

U.K. Forced Do Not Resuscitate Orders on COVID Patients with Developmental Disabilities

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 13, 2021
Patient Care}

Oh, the joys of centralized health care. Apparently, the NHS has engaged in a bigoted DNR regime for COVID patients with developmental disabilities Read More ›

Dramatic Sunset over San Francisco Bay and the Campanile

^{Wesley J. Smith
February 10, 2021
Human Flourishing}

UC Berkeley Forbids Solitary Outdoor Exercise to Fight COVID

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 10, 2021
Human Flourishing}

The Party of Science strikes again. The loons who run U.C. Berkeley have told students who live in dorms that they are forbidden from outdoor exercise! Read More ›

vial, covid-19, coronavirus vaccine ampoule, bottle for injection with syringe

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 13, 2021
Patient Care}

Hospice Workers Should Be at the Front of the Vaccine Line Too

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 13, 2021
Patient Care}

We all know that residents in long-term-care/assisted-living facilities and frontline health-care personnel make up Phase 1a of the CDC vaccine distribution plan, putting them — rightly — at the front of the vaccine line. But not all medical workers are apparently created equal. I am specifically referring to hospice workers, who have been placed toward the back of the queue in several states. Read More ›

Older woman lying in hospital bed alone looking at the Christian crucifix asking for her healing.

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 4, 2021
Patient Care}

NY Bill Would Hospitalize Infectious Sick Forcibly without Hearing

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 4, 2021
Patient Care}

A bill in the New York legislature would permit sick people deemed a threat to public health to be hospitalized forcibly without a hearing based on the order of the governor or heads of local health departments. Read More ›

Elderly woman wearing a mask to protect from coronavirus covid-19

^{Wesley J. Smith
November 24, 2020
Human Rights}

Does Mask Efficacy Justify Universal Mandates?

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 24, 2020
Human Rights}

I have never thought that opposing mask mandates was a hill to die on, as the interference on personal liberty is relatively minimal. But I don’t think that universal mandates are justified empirically or worth the adverse political ramifications they cause. Read More ›

COVID-19 vaccine concept, female doctor holds coronavirus medication in office or laboratory

^{Wesley J. Smith
November 13, 2020
Conscience}

Time to Recognize Data Uncertainty in COVID Debates

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 13, 2020
Conscience}

As we rush to embrace an “obey the experts” technocracy in the fight against COVID, media and commentators often assume that the epidemiological data justifying proposed draconian policies — such as lockdowns — are clear. But that’s not true. Read More ›

Coronavirus crisis. CLOSED message board near bar, cafe, shop on empty street. Corona virus COVID-19 flu disease global pandemic outbreak, business impact, isolation, quarantine, stay at home concept

^{Wesley J. Smith
November 11, 2020
Human Rights}

Another Biden COVID Adviser Wants Second Lockdown

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 11, 2020
Human Rights}

Joe Biden said he will follow “the scientists” on whether to lock down the country a second time. Based on Biden’s COVID advisory task force appointments, that harsh approach looks increasingly likely in the new administration. Read More ›

Dripping reagent into test tube with liquid sample, closeup. Laboratory analysis

^{Wesley J. Smith
November 9, 2020
Stem Cell Research}

Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Not Created with Fetal Cells

_{Wesley J. Smith
November 9, 2020
Stem Cell Research}

The news that Pfizer’s vaccine is 90 percent effective has rocked the world (a tad too late to help Donald Trump). The company will be applying for an emergency FDA approval. Read More ›