Nationally Syndicated Editorial Cartoonist
This cartoon originally ran September 7, 2018, in The Costa Rica Star. When I drew this cartoon, Costa Rica was preparing for a labor strike. Now, they're several days into it. This week's cartoon also touches on it. Costa Rica is well known as a place where it takes forever to get anything done. People... Continue Reading →
This cartoon first ran Friday, August 31, 2018, in The Costa Rica Star. What is it with strongman-type leaders, dictators, and dictator wannabes that they feel they can force their will on people who don't have to bend to their demands? Daniel Ortega, the president of Nicaragua whose wife is vice president, is demanding Costa... Continue Reading →
This cartoon was first published August 24, 2018, in The Costa Rica Star. There were several protests in Costa Rica by white nationalists and even a few Neo-Nazis protesting against refugees coming to their country to escape the violence in Nicaragua. Most people in Costa Rica are welcoming the refugees and trying to help them.... Continue Reading →
This cartoon ran August 10, in The Costa Rica Star. That nation's Supreme Court ruled Costa Rica's gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional and discriminatory, and they've given the legislative assembly eighteen months to change the law, or it becomes legal automatically. The president, who was recently elected overwhelmingly with a pro-gay agenda against a staunch anti-gay... Continue Reading →
This cartoon originally ran in The Costa Rica Star on August 3, 2018. The violence in Nicaragua, which isn't a civil war, is sending thousands of refugees into Costa Rica. Costa Rica is accepting them. At the beginning of the month, over 23,000 refugees from Nicaragua were seeking asylum in Costa Rica. They're not being... Continue Reading →
This cartoon was published July 27, 2018, in The Costa Rica Star. Your support in the form of donations is appreciated. I am fully independent as I’m not employed by a newspaper or with a major syndicate (leaving one to be independent). It does take a lot of work to provide you with cartoons, columns,... Continue Reading →
This cartoon was published July 21, 2018, in The Costa Rica Star. According to the people I talk to in Costa Rica, there are different prices for "Gringos" than there are for "Ticos." It doesn't seem as much of a racial thing (though some may claim it is) as much as it's a "you're not... Continue Reading →
This cartoon originally ran July 13, 2018, in The Costa Rica Star. Costa Rica has run almost entirely on clean energy for the past four years. The goal is not to use any fossil fuels at all in the future. This would really infuriate conservatives in the U.S. Thank you for your support. Reader contributions... Continue Reading →
I apologize for not posting this one earlier. It was originally published June 6, 2018, in The Costa Rica Star. There was a protest against Uber on the same day as Americans were protesting at the American embassy in Costa Rica. Taxi drivers were protesting against Uber, which is illegal in Costa Rica, and they... Continue Reading →
For last week's cartoon for The Costa Rica Star, we decided to take a short break from politics and get a little goofy. Did you know there's tourism dentistry in Costa Rica? A lot of people from the U.S. will combine their vacation with getting some dental work and save a few bucks. It might... Continue Reading →
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