Category Archives: things omnivores say

Michael Pollan Is a Speciesist!

from The Omnivore’s Dilemma: (Pollan is recounting his weird, self-imposed experience of eating a steak while reading Animal Liberation): I put down my fork. If I believe in equality, and equality is based on interests rather than characteristics, then either … Continue reading

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What’s the mortgage like for a treehouse?

Why is it hard to be a vegan without pissing people off? Just so we understand each other, I’m aware that this gripe can appear to people with real problems as pretty minor, even self-indulgent. Fair enough. In the grand … Continue reading

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