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October 2014

October 22, 2014

The ordinary suffering of animals and the (extra-)ordinary radicals who do something about it.

Anyone who has spent more than just a little time in a very poor country...

October 09, 2014

A Veteran’s Plea: Patriotism is Not a Tea Party. Neither is a Funeral.

A powerful guest post by my dad. Some time back, I joined a nonprofit organization...

June 2013

June 24, 2013

Vegan? Vegetarian? Flexitarian? Compassionate Carnivory?

Recently I came across this quotation from the novelist and essayist (and, I believe, genius)...

April 2012

April 17, 2012

The Evolution of G.I. Joe

I had this vague memory of reading something about an academic study of G.I. Joe...

April 16, 2012

We Don’t Approve of Bull-Baiting, Dogfighting, or Public Executions…

...and so I don't think we approve of... Chickens being occasionally decapitated by the automatic...

February 2012

February 15, 2012

Whining about Writing, Writing about Whining

May I whine for a moment, please? I shouldn't pay attention to my stats, I...

February 14, 2012

How Sweet It Is! Feeling Better about Hershey.

You kind of have to hand it to Americans. We can turn anything into a...

February 13, 2012

If You Love This Land of The Free–Disagree, Disagree

Whenever I write a post--whether for this blog or another--I always have an inkling of...

December 2011

December 14, 2011

Top Ten Food Companies Paying off the Government

Hats off to HuffPo Food (with the help of OpenSecrets.org--awesome site!) for assembling this list...

December 02, 2011

World AIDS Day

I'm delighted to be attending a World Vision AIDS breakfast this morning, where I'm also...

December 01, 2011

The Victoria’s Secret “Angel” Diet

Recently, supermodel Adriana Lima talked to the UK newspaper, Telegraph, telling the paper what it...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

Hungry NYC Children and an Advent Project

The New York City Coalition Against Hunger released a report last week indicating that nearly...

November 25, 2011

It’s Buy Nothing Day!

I won't be going shopping today, and not just because I live at the end...

November 14, 2011

Advertising formula works…but for whom?

Well, whadd'ya know? Formula advertising reduces breastfeeding rates. A World Health Organization study in the...

November 04, 2011

Plumpy-Nut: the paste that fights starvation?

Have you heard of Plumpy'nut? It's a brownish goo made from peanut paste, vegetable oil,...

November 02, 2011

God in a Brothel

{once again I'm participating in the Patheos book club} Most of the time, reading and...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

Real Halloween Nightmares

I have always loved candy, but I wasn't allowed to go trick-or-treating when I was...

October 24, 2011

Injustice of Biblical Proportions

The world was supposed to end last Friday, did you know? It's funny how most...

October 21, 2011

Why ‘Childhood Obesity’ Isn’t the Real Problem

Are you ready? I'm going to get critical of Republicans. And Democrats. Because while everyone...

October 17, 2011

It’s Fat Talk Free Week!

So it's Fat Talk Free Week. What? You've never heard of "Fat Talk Free Week"?...