Brian Leiter's taking a poll of his readers on veganism. For lack of a better option, I chose "Veganism is neither morally commendable nor morally wrong, but is a reasonable personal choice for some individuals to make" as my answer. I'd qualify that statement, however, by noting that the attitude of moral superiority on the part of many vegans gets old real fast. Plus, the efforts by some vegans to turn the issue into a political one, using the state to regulate food choices (see, e.g., foie gras bans), needs to be resisted at every opportunity.
Oddly enough, I had a shipment of live crabs Fed Ex'd from Maryland today, which I'm going to steam up for dinner. Think of it as a coincidental blow for food freedom.
