The plant-based movement is gaining momentum, and animal agriculture is terrified.
Category: Analyses
The State of Animal Agriculture, Part II: They Think You’re Stupid
As we discovered in Part I, the USDA – their Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) in particular – is largely subservient … More
The State of Animal Agriculture, Part I: USDA Subservience
This is Part I of a three part series on the state of animal agriculture in the United States. The … More
How to Advocate for Clean Meat
Clean meat — my preferred term, for reasons that will become clear, for meat grown from cells taken from an … More
The Libertarian Case for Veganism
I want to follow up on Evan’s excellent piece recently about how veganism isn’t just for liberals. It’s a very … More
Veganism Isn’t Just for Liberals
Most of us have a desire to make the world a better place–or, at the least, to depart from it … More
The Great Hot Dog Mystery
Gardein doesn’t make hot dogs. That may sound like a weird sentence, but keep it in mind. It will become … More
Globalization, Animals, and Epidemics?
The chances of animal agriculture causing a major disease outbreak is greatly underestimated.
Why Fast?
Long gone are the days when the benefits of fasting are ascribed to some vague nonsense about “detox” or “cleansing.” … More
The Psychological Toll of the Slaughterhouse
Note: this post contains graphic descriptions of slaughterhouse work. Adam Smith, commenting on the early problems of the Industrial Revolution, … More