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Chinese flags on barbed wire wall in Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang, China.
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Wesley J. Smith
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March 21, 2026
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Bioethics
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Article in The Lancet Decries Bioethics Conference for Not Condemning Genocide

Wesley J. Smith
March 21, 2026
Bioethics, Science Journals
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An article in The Lancet decries the recent 17th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics, and Health Law for failing to condemn “genocide.” Of course, the authors are referencing Israel’s self-defense in Gaza. From, “Silence on Genocide at the World Conference on Bioethics:” Between Nov 24 and Nov 27, 2025, the International Chair in Bioethics held its 17th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics, and Health Law in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Despite being hosted in a nation whose President has vocally condemned the “genocide in Gaza” at the UN, the conference stood in stark contrast to its setting. No scheduled sessions discussed the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe, representing a profound disconnect between the event’s location and its content… If an organisation claiming Read More ›

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Wesley J. Smith
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March 8, 2022
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Human Rights
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The World Rages at Russia’s Evil Actions — but Shrugs at China’s

Wesley J. Smith
March 8, 2022
Human Rights
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Ukraine is the immediate crisis, to be sure. But over the long term, the Middle Kingdom poses a far greater peril. Our policies going forward need to reflect that threatening reality. Read More ›
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Tv Studio Interior. 3d Illustration.
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Wesley J. Smith
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January 20, 2022
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Human Rights
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NBC Will Not Send Announcers to Beijing — for the Wrong Reason

Wesley J. Smith
January 20, 2022
Human Rights
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NBC shouldn’t cover the Games at all for reasons far beyond Covid-testing and isolation policies. Indeed, the world should shun the Olympics altogether. Read More ›
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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Gaza
Photo by Ali Jadallah, Anadolu Agency.
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Wesley J. Smith
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December 21, 2021
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Human Rights
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UN Secretary General Betrays Human Rights by Attending Beijing Olympics

Wesley J. Smith
December 21, 2021
Human Rights
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China is the world’s most vicious tyranny. But for all its wrongdoing, the country faces virtually no accountability. To the contrary, China is treated as a respected member of the international community, even granted the honor of hosting the Winter Olympics, which start on Feb. 4. Read More ›
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Uighur Protest
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Wesley J. Smith
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October 5, 2021
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Human Rights
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More Evidence of China’s Brutal Pogrom against Uyghurs

Wesley J. Smith
October 5, 2021
Human Rights
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CNN has published an important story in which a former Chinese policeman describes in vivid, first-person terms, how he systematically tortured Uyghurs to garner false confessions. He was told when assigned to the crackdown that he was arresting terrorists. But he soon learned they were just ordinary people living routine lives disapproved of by the regime. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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October 1, 2021
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Conscience
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California Bars State-Funded Travel to Ohio over Medical Conscience Law — as It Applauds China

Wesley J. Smith
October 1, 2021
Conscience
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California has banned state-paid travel to Ohio because the state enacted a medical conscience law that permits professionals to refuse to participate in morally contentious procedures such as abortion and puberty blocking for transgendered teenagers. Read More ›
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Wesley J. Smith
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July 29, 2021
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Bioethics
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It’s Not Just COVID: China’s Dubious Scientific Ethics

Wesley J. Smith
July 29, 2021
Bioethics
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China has become the world capital of ethically dubious scientific research. Perhaps even that is too tactful. More accurately stated, China is the land where science ethics go to die. Read More ›
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Chinese flags on barbed wired wall in Kashgar (Kashi), Xinjiang, China.
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Wesley J. Smith
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July 21, 2021
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Human Rights
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The US is Beginning to Look Like China

Wesley J. Smith
July 21, 2021
Human Rights
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President Joe Biden recently said that the world is witnessing a contest between “autocracy and democracy.” He’s right. But there is more irony in that statement than Biden may understand. We are certainly not a dictatorship like China, but to paraphrase the famous maxim of the cartoon character Pogo, “We have met the enemy and he is becoming us.” Read More ›
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Uighur Protest
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Wesley J. Smith
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June 29, 2021
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Human Rights
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Nike Chooses China Profits Over Uyghur Slaves

Wesley J. Smith
June 29, 2021
Human Rights
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Nike’s president and CEO, John J. Donahoe, recently declared his company’s unequivocal fealty to the Chinese tyranny. During the “4th Quarter Earnings Call” to discuss the company’s profit projections, Donahoe bragged that Nike “is a brand of China and for China.” Read More ›
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