Nationally Syndicated Editorial Cartoonist
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Radio shock jock Don Imus died yesterday at the age of 79. While he pioneered the "shock jock" genre that was eventually taken over by Howard Stern, Imus was at times, a little too shocking. A shock jock says things that can't be said on the radio until they say it. It's why people listen.... Continue Reading →
It only recently occurred to me that we're not just coming to the end of another year, but also the end of another decade. OK, technically the decade doesn't end until the end of 2020, but let's not argue semantics today. I imagine somewhere someone's making a big deal about the end of a decade,... Continue Reading →
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