Author: Wesley J. Smith
War on Humans: Now an “Ecosystem” Sues
People laugh when I warn that “nature rights” is a serious threat intended to squelch human thriving.
Science Illiteracy Watch: Genetic Literacy Project Pushes "Plant Rights"
The Project’s slogan is “science over ideology.” Apparently, that’s a crock.
No Animal Is a “Who”
At Slate, Mary Bates reviews a couple of books that argue it is time to use language that helps transform animals into the personalized “who.”
Steven Pinker Pushes Unethical Human Research
He blames bioethics — of all fields — for slowing medical progress because it insists that human beings be treated with “dignity.”
Chimps Are Still Chimps, Not Persons
A New York Supreme Court decision is good news on the human exceptionalism front.