Author: Tracy I
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An Invitation to Be Imperfect
Really I don’t need to invite you to be imperfect. We are all already imperfect in so many ways. A frequent rejoinder these days is “don’t be so hard on yourself.” Few people are harder on themselves (or frankly on others), than people who have strong ethical convictions that they sometimes fail to live up…
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Dining with omnivores: It takes some finessing
I belong to a local vegan group on Facebook, and people are forever asking for input about where they can go out for a meal with omnivores — “nice” restaurants, family restaurants, special occasion restaurants, kid-friendly restaurants that don’t break the bank. Almost as often, someone will name a particular restaurant that they are going…
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Why “Consider the Lobster” by David Foster Wallace Is My Favourite Essay
In 2003, Gourmet Magazine sent David Foster Wallace to do a story on the Maine Lobster Festival (MLF). The resulting article, “Consider the Lobster,” appeared in August 2004. In my view it’s one of the best pieces of non-fiction writing to question the ideology of eating animals, in this case lobster, ever written. It starts…
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Vegan for Earth Day
Happy Earth Day. I love Peta’s initiative “Stick a Fork in the Climate Catastrophe by Going Vegan.” Today they suggest going vegan for the planet, even if just for today. Something that seems impossible to do forever could be possible for a day. And maybe if it is possible for one day, it is possible…
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Have you tried vegan cheese lately?
Among the most frequent comments people make when the subject of veganism comes up is, “I could never give up cheese.” Indeed, for some people this is the number one reason that makes the very prospect of becoming vegan unthinkable. I used to feel that way, too. Convinced that the transition from vegetarian to vegan…
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Welcome to Vegan. Practically.
Welcome to Vegan. Practically. I’m Tracy Isaacs, a philosophy professor, author, co-founder of and blogger at Fit Is a Feminist Issue, and, since 2011, vegan, if sometimes imperfectly so, for ethical reasons. I offer this blog as an invitation to anyone who is curious, considering, or already committed to making lifestyle and eating choices guided…
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