Wanda Nash Obituary
Toward the end of last week I noted with great sadness the passing of Wanda Nash, here’s a link to her obituary in the Battle Creek Enquirer. She was even more a remarkable woman than I realized.
Toward the end of last week I noted with great sadness the passing of Wanda Nash, here’s a link to her obituary in the Battle Creek Enquirer. She was even more a remarkable woman than I realized.
With great sadness I learn that Wanda Nash died yesterday after fighting bravely — and, typically, with great humour — against cancer. To say that Wanda was a truly wonderful human being is to understate significantly the impact she made … Continue reading
How to Avoid Premature Demise Borrowing again from Shellenberger and Nordhaus: If environmentalists hope to become more than a special interest we must start framing our proposals around core American values. We must start seeing our own values as central … Continue reading
Risking Obsolescence But what is effective? There have certainly been some successful campaigns for animals over the past few decades — how did those successes happen? Why are other approaches not getting enough traction to change hearts and minds or … Continue reading
The Not-So-Great Divide – Reform vs. Abolition Given the reality of their situation, animals would probably scoff at the increasingly heated debate among some advocates regarding “welfare reforms” vs. “animal liberation.” A discussion of where to focus one’s limited resources … Continue reading
As so often happens in politics, candidates adopt contradictory policies. Here, the Grumpy Vegan reported on Obama’s support for animal rights. Now, Obama is supporting the rights and traditions of sportsmen. So, what’s to be done? Animal advocates shouldn’t throw … Continue reading