Author: Wesley J. Smith
Microbes as “Moral Agents”? Bioethicist Says Yes
Only a philosopher could claim seriously that humans owe significant moral duties to microbes.
PETA Sues NIH for Violating Its “First Amendment Right” to Talk to Monkeys
There is not one modern medical treatment or intervention that does not involve animal research at some point in the process.
Stand Up for Science or… for Naked Ideology?
“Stand Up for Science 2025” protests were clearly aimed at reaffirming control by the now discredited science establishment.
Far from Chastened by Reality, Scientific Authoritarians Are Doubling Down
Ethan Siegel, an astrophysicist and award-winning science writer, advocates for criminally and civilly punishing violators of the “scientific consensus.”
Claim: Only Doctors Can Prevent Global Warming
Science, medical, and bioethics journals are setting themselves up as the new political resistance.