Ranked #1
Commentary #22: A Discussion on Abolition vs. Regulation with Robert Garner
Commentary #22: A Discussion on Abolition vs. Regulation with Robert Garner
Dear Colleagues: My most recent book, The Animal Rights Debate: Abolition or Regulation?, involves a debate between me a... Read more
3 Feb 2011
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1hr 54mins
Ranked #2
Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman
Commentary #21: “The Animal Rights Debate,” the Abolitionist Approach Discussion Forum, and a Response to Nicolette Hahn Niman
Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I discuss three issues. First, I talk about my new book, The Animal Rights Debate: ... Read more
10 Nov 2010
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48mins
Ranked #3
Commentary #6: Aspects of the Vegetarian/Vegan Debate
Commentary #6: Aspects of the Vegetarian/Vegan Debate
Dear Colleagues: Our first Commentary about vegetarianism as a “gateway” to veganism has provoked continuing controversy... Read more
29 Aug 2009
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37mins
Ranked #4
Commentary #5: On Violence
Commentary #5: On Violence
Dear Colleagues: I am opposed to violence. I regard violence as inherently immoral. I have written about and discussed t... Read more
22 Aug 2009
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23mins
Ranked #5
Commentary #3: On Michael Vick
Commentary #3: On Michael Vick
Dear Colleagues: As you know, I have since 2007 been wondering about why anyone thinks that Michael Vick is any worse th... Read more
14 Aug 2009
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20mins
Ranked #6
Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates
Commentary #17: Discussion with Ronnie Lee and Roger Yates
Dear Colleagues: In this Commentary, I have two guests: Ronnie Lee, who founded the Band of Mercy in 1972 and the Animal... Read more
3 May 2010
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1hr 32mins
Ranked #7
Commentary #7: An Up-Close and Personal Encounter with Moral Schizophrenia
Commentary #7: An Up-Close and Personal Encounter with Moral Schizophrenia
Dear Colleagues: I refer to the delusional and confused way that we think about animals as a social/moral matter as cons... Read more
8 Sep 2009
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26mins
Ranked #8
Commentary #9: Using Sexism to Promote Animal Rights
Commentary #9: Using Sexism to Promote Animal Rights
Dear Colleagues: Would Martin Luther King have had an “I’d Rather Go Naked than Sit in the Back of the Bus” campaign? Of... Read more
21 Oct 2009
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27mins
Ranked #9
Commentary #13: Analysis of First Segment of “Animals and Us”
Commentary #13: Analysis of First Segment of “Animals and Us”
Dear Colleagues: On December 31, 2009, the BBC World Service broadcast the first segment of the two-part program One Pla... Read more
5 Jan 2010
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #10
Commentary #16: Responding to Questions: Single-Issue Campaigns and MDA Opposition to the Abolitionist Approach
Commentary #16: Responding to Questions: Single-Issue Campaigns and MDA Opposition to the Abolitionist Approach
Dear Colleagues: Several weeks ago, I asked for questions that people would like me to address. I received approximately... Read more
26 Mar 2010
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1hr 13mins