An Internet Company And The Government

Funny, true and effing frightening all in one.

The Best Political Cartoons Of 2013

OK, so this is basically a list of our favorite Matt Bors cartoons (check him out; he’s fantastic) with a few others sprinkled in for good measure. From the series of synthetic “scandals” (Benghazi, IRS, et al) to gun control flops to the federal government’s persistent, targeted abuse of power via NSA practices, political cartoonists have whittled complex issues down into single frames without sacrificing any of their meaning. Here are some of 2013’s best.

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Stop Fawning Over Pope Francis At The Expense Of Women And Gay Rights

The Article: Stop Fawning Over Pope Francis at the Expense of Women and Gay Rights by James Bloodworth in The New Republic.

The Text: Just as some atheists and agnostics long to believe in God, many are more than a little keen to see the best side of the pious, as the bizarre discussion over the Pope’s alleged ‘Marxism’ demonstrates. Even if they themselves don’t believe a word of scripture, many liberals wish to see something of their own politics reflected in the outlook of the Catholic Church—hence the repeated references in recent weeks to the “progressive” Pope and the overrated idea of “liberation theology.”

It is predictable that the reactionary politics of the new Pope should be played down by liberal Catholics in favour of his musings on social justice and global capitalism. What’s so depressing has been the extent to which liberal non-believers have fallen so hook, line and sinker for what is in reality nothing more than a clever repackaging exercise.

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Getting Drunk On God

Either the “Drunken Glory Movement” puts Marx’s phrase “Religion is the opiate of the masses” on its head, or is exactly what Marx had in mind when he penned it. In Minnesota, former meth head Brandon Barthrop leads the Red Letter Ministries from an old crack house. Christianity in its purest form, Barthrop believes, is absolute ecstasy and the highest of highs.

Watch Your Back, Pope Francis

People couldn’t handle Jesus for too long, either.