It’s always nice, though not always possible, to begin with an overview of what is about to come. Jen Sorensen provides a solid abstract of today’s topic. Certainly, the continuing deaths in Gaza are a major crisis, for the Gazans obviously, but also for the Israelis. The BBC reports tens of thousands of Israelis in […]
Joy of Tech comments on the decline of the Internet, and they’re not alone, though this detailed takedown of Facebook’s flurry of AI spam requires free registration. But the gist of it is that much of what you see on Facebook is spam being commented on by bots, and that click farms have essentially taken […]
Ah, if only it were as simple as this! David Horsey is being sarcastic, because, of course, the destruction of the temple and the dispersal of Jews from the Holy Lands didn’t end the crisis of the Diaspora. The problem is that, while that event was cataclysmic, it was not definitive. That is, it’s a […]
Reply All (WPWG) not only suggests taking a break from the Weight of It All, but explains how we manage to get by without pondering such things. I laughed at the punchline, but it set me thinking about Neil Postman’s classic “Amusing Ourselves to Death,” which, in turn, leads me to think of the mud-spattered, […]
I was almost tempted to simply post Marco De Angelis (Cartoon Movement)‘s cartoon and leave it at that. But I can’t demand cartoonists step up if I fail to. Cartoonists faced a challenge yesterday. The riots called for a quick response and the quick response was “stunned,” which is not an answer. The standard […]
Ivanka Trump is out to destroy political cartoonists, though Pat Bagley is willing to rise to the job of bailing water with a pitchfork. Ivanka’s first move was to accept a job promoting the idea that, if you are unemployed, what you should do to solve your problem is get a job. And, if you […]
Steve Sack threads the needle, speaking from Minneapolis where the whole thing started and carefully making the memorial for George Floyd substantially larger than those of other factors in the city. That seems to be well-earned, by the way: Floyd is very warmly remembered in his hometown of Houston, where he was a standout athlete […]
Jimmy Margulies leads off the conversation with a reflection on the upcoming holiday and our American identity. There are all sorts of things wrong with this drawing, I suppose, starting with the kids not being crowded enough and the facility not being a series of indoor cages. And of course we can argue over what […]