Toon & text by John Auchter Back in August, Oprah Winfrey traveled to Grand Rapids to be a surprise moderator for a panel discussion. Various West Michiganders had signed up to be part of a focus group about the current state of American politics. Fourteen were chosen, … [Read more...]
It’s Auchtoon Time: Robo Bill enters the race for governor
By John Auchter A few years ago, an episode of the TV sitcom "Parks and Recreation" featured a character, Congressman Dave Murray. He was a handsome, congenial politician who would perform perfectly everything his handlers asked of him — without question and without … [Read more...]
It’s Auchtoon time: We live in a ‘for’ or ‘against’ nation
Toon & text by John Auchter Today is Labor Day, which of course begs the question: What side is it on? Is it exclusive to union workers or to entrepreneurs? Does it celebrate individual laborers in their quest to provide for their families or groups that grow prosperity by … [Read more...]
Auchtoon time: Times change, sometimes our ‘heritage’ should, too
I struggled with how exactly to draw a gerrymander statue. My initial instinct was to draw it as an abstract monster because that's where the term came from. In 1812 a Governor Gerry in Massachusetts signed a bill to redistrict his state to benefit his political party. One of the … [Read more...]
It’s Auchtoon time: The scariest thing of all for Michiganders
Toon & text by John Auchter I am on vacation this week. (I drew this cartoon last week, Friday.) I tried to anticipate how I would feel at this point. It was easy to predict (and poke fun at) my selfish self -- that despite whatever terrible events were going on around the … [Read more...]
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