As a general rule, modern man is incredibly uncomfortable with the concept of dying. In his defense, so have most people throughout time: The Epic of Gilgamesh is the story of a man seeking to avoid the inevitable; medieval philosophers…

While some in the media attempted to portray the bomber of the Palm Springs fertility clinic as a right-wing anti-abortion zealot, the person taking credit for the bombing, Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, of Twentynine Palms, describes himself on X as…

We are in the midst of quite a storm — with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, and the political climate this election season. In this episode of The Weekend Spectator, Paul and Grace address various topics, including the…

When one thinks about the major causes of death for industrialized countries, a familiar number of ailments come to mind — cancer and heart disease, for instance. In the past few years, COVID has also ranked high in some countries’…

From time to time, one sees vulgar comments on right-of-center American forums declaring that Canada is a socialist hellhole. Often, this criticism is based on the fact that Canada has a system of so-called socialized medicine. On reading such comments…

State-sanctioned euthanasia has been on the rise for years, and not just among terminally ill patients. Young people in their 20s and 30s who are struggling with disabilities and depression are increasingly turning to the practice. On today’s episode of The…

Canada has taken step after step to expand citizens’ access to euthanasia ever since 2016, when it first legalized the practice it euphemistically labeled “medical assistance in death,” or MAID.     Officials recently announced that the Canadian government will be delaying…

Old Dominion’s Catholic bishops are calling on lawmakers to halt assisted suicide bills working their way through the state legislature. Bishops Michael Burbidge of the diocese of Arlington and Barry Knestout of the diocese of Richmond issued a statement last…

Suicides in the United States have been rising for a long time — and, according to provisional numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week, they’ve now risen even higher. This past year, 2022, totaled…

While most progressives insist that the reason that more than 80 percent of self-identified transgender adults have contemplated taking their own lives and 42 percent of them have attempted suicide is due to the stigma and discrimination they have historically…