Nationally Syndicated Editorial Cartoonist
This cartoon was drawn for the Fredericksburg Advance. What's going on here in Fredericksburg? The Economic Development Authority (EDA) is asking the city for $2 million to help the homeless in the city. Except, the EDA isn't being specific about how they're going to use this money to help the homeless. The best explanation is... Continue Reading →
This is a local cartoon drawn for the Fredericksburg Advance. This issue is especially complicated with lots of nuts and bolts, so I'm not going to spend two hours or more trying to explain it. To understand it better, take it from Advance writer Adele Uphaus. But the gist is that the new development, Mary's... Continue Reading →
This was drawn for the Fredericksburg Advance. The editor's note says: Smartphone bans are all the rage right now, with Fredericksburg, Caroline, and King George passing bans in recent weeks. But as we noted recently, bans alone aren’t the magic bullet for all that ails public education. This morning, Clay Jones brings his discerning eye,... Continue Reading →
I drew this cartoon for The Fredericksburg Advance. You can read more about this issue in Advance editor, Martin Davis' column. Signed prints: The signed prints are just $40.00 each. Every cartoon on this site is available. You can pay through PayPal. If you don’t like PayPal, you can snail mail it to Clay Jones, P.O. Box... Continue Reading →
This is a local cartoon drawn for the Fredericksburg Advance on the Spotsylvania County School Board. the Spotsylvania School Board garnered national attention over the past few years with one example being this Associated Press story and and another from Huff Post concerning the school board not just removing books, but one member proposing to... Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden has very low approval ratings nationally while political analysts keep saying Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, is popular in Virginia. But a poll conducted by the University of Mary Washington Center for Leadership and Media Studies (right down the street from me) last September says in a hypothetical presidential general election... Continue Reading →
President Joe Biden is doing so poorly in the polls that even a failed president (sic) and racist stupid dumbass like Donald Trump is beating him yet despite that, Democrats won big last night. Democratic governor Andy Beshear won reelection last night in Kentucky against a Trump-endorsed opponent who tried to nationalize the election. Beshear... Continue Reading →
This is my latest cartoon for the FXBG Advance. Crystal Vanuch is a Republican and a Stafford County (Virginia) Supervisor. She's currently for re-election and was a candidate for the GOP nomination for the U.S. House Virginia District 7, a seat currently held by Democrat Abigail Spanberger. She lost. But one of her positions in... Continue Reading →
I am now drawing cartoons for the FXBG Advance. It's a local online publication that's still in the beginning stage that I believe will be a great publication. The founder is Martin Davis who was the editorial page editor of The Free Lance-Star until he met the same fate I did, getting laid off. We... Continue Reading →
We got a little snow yesterday here in Northern Virginia. We got between 12 and 14 inches which shuts everything down in this state. Hell, half an inch closes schools, makes everyone run to the stores, and drive like idiots. It makes Virginians post photos of their lawn furniture covered in snow which makes multiple... Continue Reading →
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