Growing Vegan Options on Local Menus

It’s easy to get discouraged as a vegan by focusing on big picture questions. At times like these, it’s helpful … More

Who is Vegan Propaganda for?

Around the time that I went vegan I was immersed in documentaries, articles, and books about the plight of animals. … More

I’ve written several times about the shortcomings of strict definitions of veganism. In particular, my concerns have focused on the … More

Some time ago, Scout wrote a post about Chipotle’s cups, which make the audacious claim that their pork is made … More

I’ve been wondering how pescatarians fit (or don’t) within the vegan movement. Are they allies? What about reducetarians, other … More

I recently finished a book called The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting … More

Vegans get a bad rap. A lot of people really, really don’t like us. Most of the time, it’s completely … More

If you’ve gone vegan or vegetarian within the past five or ten, or even three, years, you’ve seen some incredible … More

I’ve written quite a bit before about the dangers of essentialism in veganism: it causes the erroneous perception that vegans … More

In America, we don’t have much of a food culture. The answer to the question “what’s for dinner?” often has … More