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 →
Costa Rica Nazis
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 →
Costa Rica’s Nicaragua Problem
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 →
Costa Rica Border Defense
This cartoon was published June 22, 2018, in The Costa Rica Star. There's a huge crisis happening in Nicaragua, a nation that borders Costa Rica. There is not a civil war going on, but a civic uprising where the president's goons have killed more people than the dictator has in Venezuela. The protests started over... Continue Reading →