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Jef Costello’s recent articles concerning the “Carnivore Diet” inspired me to ponder a subject that I had neglected for some time: the ethics and politics of diet.
Counter-Currents
Tag: factory farming
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2,874 wordsIn this dark Kali Yuga, we can take comfort in that we have entered into a Golden Age of the documentary. The four documentaries below do a great deal to explain our modern circumstances, and are worth watching on their own merits.
King Corn
Produced by Aaron Woolf, Ian Cheney, & Curtis Ellis
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2,003 wordsJonathan Safran Foer
Eating Animals
New York: Little, Brown and Company 2009Why do we behave morally? There’s reciprocity and looking out for our genes. For many (most, I hope) of us there’s a natural dislike of cruelty. We try not to be responsible for any extra suffering in the world. Humans also desire approval from others and usually being a scoundrel isn’t good for your reputation.
