Of the hundreds of photos from Abu Ghraib obtained by the Washington Post, only a representative handful was ever released. When a reporter on the original Abu Ghraib story visited my journalism class at Princeton, he showed us some of … Continue reading
In contrast to the Brighton Vegan Fayre, the Incredible Veggie Show in London on Saturday, April 18 was professionally managed. I know from experience how much work goes into organizing events of this kind. With one very serious complaint, VIVA! … Continue reading
The Grumpy Vegan once asked before what is it about veganism that makes thinking people so stupid? Well, on this occasion veganism isn’t mentioned but animal rights are. I’m referring to Nicholas D. Kristoff’s Op Ed, “Humanity Even for Nonhumans,” … Continue reading
Like the annual motor show displaying this year’s model, the Grumpy Vegan went to the Brighton Vegan Fayre ’09 on Saturday, 21 March to see what’s going on in the vegan community and the animal welfare movement in Britain. Diligent … Continue reading
Can someone please answer the question why is it that when you visit the Web sites of the leading British animal welfare organizations (e.g., BUAV, RSPCA, LACS, IFAW, Respect for Animals, CIWF, Dog’s Trust) and search (when they have a … Continue reading
To avoid ethical problems, this genome would be inserted not into a human cell but into a chimpanzee cell. The chimp cell would be reprogrammed to embryonic state and used to generate, in a chimpanzee’s womb, a mutant chimp embryo … Continue reading
