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

Animal Advocacy Isn’t “One Size Fits All”

A recent paper published in Environmental Research Letters and summarized in Popular Science found that 20% of Americans are responsible for nearly … More

Nobody Thinks Veganism Will Save the Planet

With frustrating regularity, I come across articles published in popular outlets such as The Guardian and New York Post and … More

Why Does the USDA Recommend Dairy?

Perhaps it’s rhetorical, but for years I’ve been perplexed by this simple question: Why do the USDA’s dietary guidelines recommend … 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