Author: Wesley J. Smith
Chimpanzee Liberation? Why Animal Rights and Human Rights Cannot Coexist
A “manifesto” in the science journal Human Evolution declares that chimpanzees and bonobos should be considered legal “persons” with legally enforceable “rights.”
NPR Discovers the “Nature Rights” Movement
If “nature rights” laws become widespread, there will be plenty of money to pay lawyers to sue developers and resource-using enterprises into the dirt.
In Massachusetts Bill to Criminalize Suicide Encouragement, a Lethal Loophole
The carveout’s purpose is to pave the way to legalize assisted suicide in the state, perhaps even active euthanasia.
Leveraging Environmentalism to Impose “Hegemonic” Marxism
Environmentalism is growing increasingly anti-capitalist and anti-human.
Slouching Toward a “Brave New World”
Genetic engineering could unleash a deadly pandemic or lead to a “new eugenics” with very sharp teeth.