Well, there were plenty of words in today's cartoon, so there is no need to add a lot more here. If you are not familiar with the Norman Shy/Detroit Public School debacle (or you are familiar and feel the need to get your blood pressure up), here is the backstory. I would like … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Spring weather’s a beach in Michigan
I remember reading an interview with Garry Trudeau of "Doonesbury" fame in which he gave this advice to upcoming politically-minded cartoonists: You can be more effective if you occasionally loosen your grip on the jugular. (Put another way, you Tigers opening day fans — the … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Everyone but me is scary
If history teaches us anything (and it mostly doesn't seem to), it teaches us that our fears can cause us to make some regrettable decisions. We have perfectly justifiable fears — of the new, of the different, of just plain change (we're human after all). But then … [Read more...]
This week’s Auchtoon: Blaming the victims in Flint
I guess this one came from experiencing one too many “Flint made its own mess; let them suffer” comments. I mean, I understand the sentiment. Anybody familiar with Flint over the past 40 years knows of the many poor decisions, the wasted resources, the sometimes straight-up … [Read more...]
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