Category Archives: Civility

Doin’ Discourse With Ezra and Charlie

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Ampersand

Seemingly obligatory disclaimer: Of course I don’t approve of murdering Charlie Kirk. But we can be against assassinating a hateful bigot without whitewashing him. All of the things said by suit guy in this cartoon, are things Kirk actually said … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Civility, Civility & norms of discourse, Race, racism and related issues | 61 Comments

Cartoon: Why Won’t Leftists Just Be Civil?

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Ampersand

Imagine a world without these political cartoons. Would life even be worth living? Obviously not. We’d all just sit around staring blankly at our piles of unwashed dishes and laundry waiting to die because nothing means anything. Oh, and, uh, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Civility, Civility & norms of discourse, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc. | 54 Comments

Criticism Isn’t Censorship, National Review.

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Ampersand

A National Review article, How to Censor Speakers on College Campuses, is subtitled “Oberlin students trying to censor Christina Hoff Sommers conflate speech and violence.” ((It’s possible that someone else at the NR, rather than Cooke, was responsible for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Christina Hoff Sommers, Civility, Free speech, censorship, copyright law, etc. | 53 Comments

As an Alternative to Sea Lions …

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Myca

I would like to humbly propose ‘ant swarms.’ Comic courtesy Robot Hugs, whose other comics are similarly fantastic.

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Civility, Civility & norms of discourse, Feminism, sexism, etc | 6 Comments