Jon Hochschartner

1 week ago | counterpunch.org | Jon Hochschartner

I’ve been meaning to watch Pan’s Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro’s dark fairy tale set in fascist Spain, since the film was released to critical acclaim in 2006. I finally got around to the winner of three Academy Awards, which more than met my expectations. It‘s deservedly called a masterpiece. As an animal activist, I found a sequence which employs flesh eating as a source of horror to be particularly interesting.

2 weeks ago | pcnr.com | Jon Hochschartner

I first got into the New York Knicks in the fall of 2017. I was experiencing a great deal of anxiety at the time, due to Donald Trump’s first presidency, among other things. Basketball provided a welcome distraction when life felt overwhelming. As a kid, I was a fan of the Carolina Panthers, not out of any geographic loyalty to […] Remember Me

2 weeks ago | putnamcountycourier.com | Jon Hochschartner

I first got into the New York Knicks in the fall of 2017. I was experiencing a great deal of anxiety at the time, due to Donald Trump’s first presidency, among other things. Basketball provided a welcome distraction when life felt overwhelming. As a ...

2 weeks ago | counterpunch.org | Jon Hochschartner

There’s a criticism which I see with some frequency in the animal-rights movement which argues those who view cultivated meat as means of reducing nonhuman suffering and premature death are engaged in technological solutionism. I’m sympathetic with the criticism to a certain extent, in that I don’t believe cultivated meat will end animal agriculture on its own.

1 month ago | counterpunch.org | Jon Hochschartner

In the chaos of the current political moment, it’s impossible to keep up with all of the destructive actions taken by President Donald Trump. One that has recently come to my attention, courtesy of animal activist Paul Shapiro, is Trump’s revocation of an executive order issued by his predecessor, which directed federal agencies to foster innovation in a number of areas, including agriculture.