where science and ethics intersect with politics
“Free-range” evokes images of open space and animal freedom—but what does it actually guarantee? This Language, Examined piece explores how the term shifts our focus from outcome to environment, offering reassurance while leaving deeper ethical questions untouched.
The Humane Party—which is the nation’s first and currently only political party committed to animal rights—began registering voters yesterday in … More
Since the perfect-voting-record (or “PVR”) fallacy is becoming almost ubiquitous, the following excerpt from an article that first appeared on … More
________________ Reader Dear Humane Herald, What [animal rights activists] are doing is worthy of praise; I am often disturbed by … More
The only political party in the U.S.A. committed to taking on the nation’s #1 polluter—meat, fur, and the other killing-based … More
Reader Can [you] please [email] me with any recommendations you might have for someone like me interested in at least … More
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