Smart people and respected institutions are sometimes completely wrong.
Author: Michael Favata
The Enduring Allure of Fatty Foods
Protein gets most of the press, but fat is the most irrationally maligned and celebrated macronutrient of all.
Fuck Goat Yoga
I know the title above casts me as the fun-hating, PETA-supporting, perfect-Instagram-shot-ruining vegan, but hear me out. I’m amazed at … More
Veganism Cannot Rely on Celebrities
Miley Cyrus and Mike Tyson had the same news to share on recent podcasts with Joe Rogan: they are no … More
Defending Sam Harris’s Moral Landscape
This piece takes as its inspiration “Separating Ethics and Emotion” by my fellow Reasoned Vegan Evan Anderson. Most human problems … More
A Common Misunderstanding of Speciesism
I have a long-standing debate with Reasoned Vegan co-founder Scout Hartley over the meaning and public understanding of the term … More
Why are Activists Hated? Pt Two
Part one of this essay series is about what was done to the activist movement to stultify it. Part two … More
The Cautionary Tale of Liam Hemsworth
By Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan – Independence Day: Resurgence Japan Premiere: Liam Hemsworth, CC BY 2.0, Link It … More
Why Are Activists Hated? Part One
The word “activist” has a peculiar stain on its reputation. It comes packed with baggage. Even as a person that … More
A Post-Mortem on the Joe Rogan/Russell Brand Podcast
It’s been said that there are two things we things we never tire of seeing: ordinary people doing extraordinary … More