Nov 4
Sunday morning, Monday morning, and today, at 4:30, I heard a breathing sound frightfully close to my face, and it wasn’t coming from my husband. I slowly opened my eyes and saw six eyes staring back at me. Charles, Violet…
Oct 16
I’ve been wondering whether vegans and animal rights activists were similar in many ways as children. If we all took the Myers-Briggs, for example, would there be some part that we’d have in common (let’s find out–take the quiz)? I’m…
Oct 8
What I failed to mention yesterday is that Naomi Wolf’s Give Me Liberty is structured in three parts: Part I: What is “America”? Not a Country, a State of Mind (which includes that “Freedom is Intended as a Challenge,” and…
Oct 7
After the Seligman debacle I was thrilled to read Naomi Wolf’s Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries (still not done with Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine as it was in Florida and I was in NYC), particularly because…
Oct 4
I was so busy trying to get beyond Seligman’s torture of dogs and rats that I neglected to mention something important yesterday. Seligman is a self-proclaimed pessimist, which in a way makes the following easy to understand: “A corollary of…
Oct 3
I was packing to leave town and had Naomi Klein’s The Shock Doctrine with my luggage. I’ve been reading it for months and I’m finally close to finished. My husband provided me with a dare of sorts: “Read something positive…
Sep 24
I read The Compassionate Carnivore, by Catherine Friend, thanks to my local public library. As you probably have guessed, the book is an advertisement for small farms. It vilifies factory farming, and oddly fetishizes smaller farmers and their practices. The…
Sep 16
I’ve mentioned Christopher Hitchens’ The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever, but never did it justice. And I won’t now. But what I will do is say that the combination of essays (most were previously published, but the material…
First, I thought the Scully debate would die down but it hasn’t, so allow me to pass on that in addition to writing letters (if you are so moved, and Bea confirmed that Scully reads them at this address) to…
Sep 7
Aja wrote the following comment on “Matthew Scully Wrote Sarah Palin’s Speech:” “I am so sad about Scully. I have decided to send my book back to him via his publisher. Would anyone like to join me? Maybe he can…
Sep 6
I used to be Matthew Scully. As a ghostwriter, for about six years I wrote for people with whom I strongly disagree, and it was the most lucrative time of my career. I understand the mentality that you can change…
Sep 5
I received dozens of e-mails, and not just from Animal Person readers, asking what I think we should do about Matthew Scully and Sarah Palin (some people asked only about the latter and never heard of the former, but did…
Aug 27
Edgar at Opposing Views contacted me a couple of days ago about posting on a couple of debates: Should we eat meat? and Should we have pets? I encourage everyone to comment or submit as an expert. I’d rather pose…
Jul 19
There I was, about half way through Christopher Hitchens’ THE PORTABLE ATHEIST on a rainy Wednesday. I stopped for a break to have some lunch and go to my post office box, wherein I discovered a copy-for-review of EVERY CREATURE…
In fact, it is only through diversity that any movement can survive, and this diversity demands tolerance of all participating groups within the spectrum of action for each other. It makes little sense for a mainstream group to waste resources…
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