Whoop-Ass


I'm going to be fair in today's column. Not with the cartoon because cartoons aren't supposed to be fair. When Eric Trump tweeted, "Bout to open up a big ol' can of whoop ass (American flag emoji #Don'tMessWithTheBest #USA#USA#USA," he wasn't talking about his father's order to assassinate Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. There's been much... Continue Reading →

Trump’s War


As you go off to fight in Trump's war, keep in mind, he doesn't respect you. He doesn't like people who are captured. He said that loud and clear. His supporters love to explain away his comments as jokes are as being misinterpreted, but he made a point to say John McCain is "only a... Continue Reading →

Trump Wags The Dog


First thing: Don't let anyone say questions shouldn't be asked right now. This morning on CNN, I heard one analyst say Senator Chris Murphy should "shut up" with his criticism of this attack on an Iranian government official. Wrong. Now is the time to ask questions. It's important. Being told to shut up and go... Continue Reading →

Roughing It, Volume 26


It's been about two weeks since I posted any roughs. I'm not going to post every idea I sloppily sketched out since then, but I'll post the more significant ones today. I don't draw a lot of holiday-themed cartoons. I didn't go with this one either. Here's a good example of how not everything works.... Continue Reading →

Pope Slap


While greeting the faithful around the Nativity at the Vatican on New Year's Eve, one overly-enthusiastic worshipper grabbed Pope Francis and wouldn't let go. To break free, the Pope slapped the woman's hand twice and stormed away afterward visibly upset. Anyone who's ever attended Catholic school recognized the short slaps delivered with quick precision. They... Continue Reading →

Seig Heil West Virginia


Let's start 2020 with a cartoon about racism in Trump's America. In defending why about 30 of her students from her basic training class from the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation were giving the "Sieg heil" salute in their class photo, instructor Karrie Byrd said, "Look there is nothing wrong with it, we have people... Continue Reading →

Happy New Year, 2020


Here’s your cartoon for CNN’s weekly newsletter, Provoke/Persuade. Please sign up to get these in your inbox every Sunday for the rest of your life. I had a crazy night that forced me to sleep in until after 8:00 a.m. What'd I do? I went to bed at 10:00 p.m. That's crazy for me. What will make this year... Continue Reading →

Putin Calling


Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had a phone call last Sunday. How do we know this? Russia told us. This isn't the first time details of a Trump/Russia encounter came from the Russian side. Donald Trump is very secretive about his dealings with Russia. It's like his taxes. He doesn't want us to know about... Continue Reading →

Yee-Haw For Guns


Right-wingers with gun fetishes have these fantasies that a bad guy will pop up, armed for a shooting spree, and then they'll scream "yee-haw," take the bad guy down with the gun they're packing for such an event, and they'll be heralded as a hero on the cover of the next issue of National Review... Continue Reading →

Blaming Soros


In the buildup to the 2018 midterm elections, conservative conspiracy theorists floated the idea that George Soros was funding a migrant caravan approaching from Central America to invade the United States. The biggest proponent of this conspiracy theory was the president of the United States. The lie originated (where else?) on social media, where facts... Continue Reading →

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