David Cassuto
Natalie Angier writes in today’s NYT about how plants are sophisticated organisms and therefore any kind of dietary regime causes pain. Jasmin Singer rips Angier a new one here.
UPDATE: Check out this rebuttal as well.
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Animal Blawg 
someone started a thread on this article at the volokh conspiracy.
http://volokh.com/2009/12/26/save-the-brussel-sprouts/
i’d encourage people to respond–this is certainly one of the most noted legal blogs out there, though a good deal of the dialogue is not of the highest order.