Come Heller high water … Gov. Rick Snyder is astonishingly, stupendously, and yes, possibly historically tone deaf. Either that or he simply didn’t care how it looked when he named Dr. Eden Wells as the head of a new council to improve the state’s response to (painful irony, … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2017
Auchtoon Time: The amazing convenient memory of Jeff Sessions
Toon & Text by John Auchter Remember nine years ago, when the auto industry was teetering on the brink of disaster? The housing bubble had burst, credit evaporated, and nobody was buying cars. Years of poor decision-making made the American automakers particularly … [Read more...]
It’s that special time of year when we gather to not give thanks for …
Before we all humbly give thanks on Thursday, I’d like to get a few things off my chest. As is my annual tradition (perhaps a redundancy there), here are a few things I’m not thankful for: Whose genius idea is behind the open/close buttons on elevators? Am I the only one who … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the Nov. 15th edition
Come Heller high water … North Korea says Trump should be sentenced to death for calling Kim Jong Un short and fat in a tweet last week. That seems a little extreme. I mean, he IS short and fat. And a maniac. You can’t fault Trump for telling the truth, right? (OK, yes, sure … [Read more...]
Auchtoon Time: Our cities need defenders, too
Text & Toon by John Auchter The vast majority of us Americans have no direct ties to our military. Most of us have not served in the armed services. There are lots of reasons for this, but it's mostly because service is voluntary and has been for over 40 years. It's … [Read more...]