I recently collaborated on a piece published in Resurgence & Ecologist
When the monsters are inside the house
A well-funded and monstrous shift of the “animal rights movement” we must resist I have just read this incredibly disturbing piece by Collectively Garywhich lays out clearly the monstrous trajectory of the so-called animal rights movement. I urge you to read it. This shift is opprobrious and we as advocates must resist both the narrative and the consistent mediocrity pushed…
Envisioning a Pro-Animal Foreign Policy – a short response for CounterPunch
A short response for CounterPunch
Ethical Veganism as a Protected Belief: What the European Court of Human Rights Just Affirmed
This judgment matters because antispeciesist ethical veganism is a comprehensive moral framework. It’s one the state can no longer dismiss as mere lifestyle choice In a first, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”) has held ethical veganism meets the required level of cogency, seriousness, cohesion and importance for protection under Article 9 of the European Convention on…
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Are vegans inherently Leftist? A short response for the HuffPost and a personal Texas anecdote
Recently, the HuffPost contacted me to ask why veganism seems to continually align with critiques of certain political parties and ideologies? Why do people equate diets with politics? The journalist’s question arose in relation to the Talarico/Texas gubernatorial election. I sent the journalist two pages on the matter, adapted from something else I’m working on….
Where the Animals Pass Through
On graves unmarked, grief unclaimed Viewing the world through an antispeciesist vegan lens is like putting on the truth-revealing sunglasses from the 1988 film They Live. Wherever you look, you spot animal use. Sometimes it’s direct, whether a butcher shop, a sandwich, ice cream, or a pet. Other times, it’s indirect, lurking in media like adverts…
The Political Left and the Overlooked Power of Veganism: Toward a Marxist-Animal Liberationist Framework for Ecological Revolution
Published in January 2026 in the Animal Studies Journal. This paper followed my presentations at the Marx in the Anthropocene conference and the 2025 International Animal Rights Conference. There’s a good video of the IARC presentation on YouTube. And I’m working on the book version
Maybe don’t set fire to your only home
Biodiversity is essential On 19 Jan 2026, whilst the world was distracted by news from the uncaring, extractive, imperialist and progressively unhinged hegemony, the British government quietly released its report on the essential need for biodiversity. The report is only landing with people now and like with many of these types of reports, those of…
On the one year paperback anniversary
What a year it’s been Think Like a Vegan The paperback dropped in January 2025 in the UK and worldwide and in North America in April. Not only does the book have a new chapter – more than an Afterword – with updated information and materials, it also has a new publisher: Wilton Square Books, who picked it up when the previous…