Notes on food-related activism
In much of the local food writing I’ve read, people emphasize the pleasures of eating while shying away from talking about the suffering of food […]
Animal Rights
A courageous stand in support of factory farming
All you overly emotional, bleeding heart vegans need to shut up ! I’m standing up against your bullying tactics and speaking up for people just […]
Notes on the animal liberation and the local food movements
(Deleted from draft of email to Vasile Stanescu) I agree; there are plenty of ways for animal liberationists to further build our alliances with people […]
Grappling honestly with veganism
(1) To what extent is a vegan diet feasible is every bio-region or (2) are there some bio-regions in which a healthful vegan diet is […]
Causes, Means, and Ends/Spiritual Love and Truth
It’s common of proponents of a cause to see it as the ultimate goal in and of itself. My veganism resulted from me striving for […]
Labels? Veganism is more about what I do than who I am
I deviate from being vegan perhaps a couple times or so a month, resorting to vegetarianism. When not eating at home, it’s generally feasible to […]
Animal rights as part of the broader ecology movement
Venture a guess as to how many people in this and other wealthy countries consume animal products because of biological necessity, (versus convenience, habit, custom, […]
Social justice and paternalistic totalitarianism
This quote calls to mind what might be some of the better aspects of a ‘conservative’ perspective: that which involves a well-intended concern about how […]
Trying to control what others think and do
Vegans and others concerned about animal exploitation might want to make an assessment of how well we are actually helping with the problem, by way […]
Veganism, utilitarianism, and human bias
Roget’s Thesaurus(5th Ed) includes utilitarianism in its entry for benevolence. Well, here are some thoughts. The greatest good for the greatest number is a useful […]