Toon & text by John Auchter The President expresses himself in superlatives: The transcript was perfect, I am the chosen one, I have the best words, and so on. It's an effective rhetorical device. The absolute certainty projects a pseudo-strength that many find very … [Read more...]
Auchtoons: We’ll miss free speech when it’s gone
By John Auchter To be clear: I'm proud of our nation, our history, and especially our ideals. I am proud to be an American. But some of the things we do just mystify me. Last week the Michigan Board of Education approved an update to the curriculum for social science … [Read more...]
DeVos is to teachers what Trump is to truth
By John Auchter What goes on in Betsy DeVos's head? Why would somebody who clearly disdains public servants want to be a public servant by leading an enormous agency of public servants? I don't know, but let's conjecture: I don't think her decision-making is directly … [Read more...]
Auchtoons: Uh-oh, it’s a cartoon about Planned Parenthood and measles
By John Auchter In his sci-fi/satire book series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams tells a story about the planet Golgafrigcham. The leaders of Golgafrigcham hatched a plan to rid themselves of what they considered the basically useless citizens. They … [Read more...]
Auchtoon: Hate the rich? You probably are one
By John Auchter It is so, so, so deliciously easy to hate somebody without even knowing them. In fact, not knowing somebody as a person but as part of a group is a great help. As an example, many Americans feel very comfortable these days communicating their … [Read more...]
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