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Will Caron: The Face Of Democracy

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

By Will Caron

March 15, 2026 · 1 min read

Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026

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Will Caron

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views or that of Appleseed. You can reach him at  info@willcaronhawaii.com.

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

Click on image to enlarge. (Will Caron/Civil Beat/2026)

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About the Author

Will Caron

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views or that of Appleseed. You can reach him at  info@willcaronhawaii.com.

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Perfectly illustrated and said. Get with the times already so we can eliminate this system. Small changes won't bring democracy. The next generation wants democracy in some other fashion. The old way was developed because there were no things like mail, electronic mail, cell phones, computers.

time4truth · 1 month ago

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