"The Wisdom of Repugnance"

I wanted to recommend to you a newly launched podcast by our friend and colleague Wesley Smith, "Human Exceptionalism," at the Ancient Faith website. Follow it here.

In the current episode, Wesley reflects with his characteristic insight and compassion on the ongoing Planned Parenthood scandal and the recent business about Cecil the lion. Wesley introduces a phrase from bioethicist Leon Kass that I hadn't run across before -- the "wisdom of repugnance." While emotions don't decide matters of...