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Grand Old Perverts or: Dennis the Menace

Several weeks ago, when it was first reported that Josh Duggar of 19 Kids and Counting molested five of his sisters when they were children and he was a teenager, it wasn’t the kind of thing that...

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Lincolnfederates

I’ve been wanting to draw the above cartoon for at least a year or two, after first having the idea and sketching it out during a David Horsey lecture. I figured I wouldn’t have the chance to use it...

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Firemen

When the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding Iran’s nuclear program was announced last Tuesday, the reactions by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Republican Party were swift,...

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Little GOP of Horrors

I avoided doing a Donald Trump cartoon for a long time because, as funny as his crazy narcissism laying bare the insanity and racism of Conservative voters is, I kind of hoped he would flame out...

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The Holey Land

Somewhat surprisingly, this is the first cartoon I’ve ever completed on the subject of Israel/Palestine. I’ve sketched a few other ideas over the years–see the cartoon’s mouseover text for a reference...

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Losing Our Heads

In the aftermath of the miserable failure that was Operation Iraqi “Freedom,” most Americans today are understandably hesitant about (or even dread) the notion of U.S. military intervention in any...

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Stomp Out the Vote

If you’re the kind of person who pays any attention to American politics, you probably know that the US has a midterm election coming up in a few weeks. You might also recall what happened during the...

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The Bigots’ Crusade

Humility, tolerance, and the “Golden Rule” were the central themes of a speech given by President Obama at the National Prayer Breakfast, earlier this month, in which he argued that no religion has a...

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Separate but Equal Justice Under Law

Often, when I draw cartoons about race issues, I worry that audiences might get the wrong message from the image–even as far as the opposite of its intended meaning. I’ve found the most efficient way...

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Big Bad on Campus

I’m super-late with this, but while the story that put the issue into the news-cycle is almost old enough to appear in a Mallard Fillmore comic, the fallout from that story and its over-arching themes...

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Deep Reflection

Someone recently asked me why I haven’t drawn many cartoons on Donald Trump, this election cycle. Putting aside factors unrelated to the topic which have restricted my productivity in general, I...

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The Woman of Steal

I’ve been unusually silent here on the 2016 Democratic Primary, mostly because I’ve had a lot of ideas that sounded great in my head, but each of which ultimately proved to be unworkable when I tried...

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Fear Leads to Hate

This election has practically ruined the word “pragmatism.” Even before Donald Trump Drumpf’s candidacy mutated from a surreal joke into a horrifying reality, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has repeatedly...

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GANGSTERS STEAL ELECTION!

FLASH! DATELINE: Brooklyn, NY! On Monday, June 6th, 2016, gangsters lead by notorious crime lord Hillary “Big C.” Rodham Clinton attempted a daring heist of the Democratic nomination for President!...

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The Emperors’ New Clothes

Some weeks back, statues of a naked Donald Trump appeared without warning in several major cities across America. Created by a social art collective which calls itself INDECLINE, these statues...

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Madam President or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

It’s been nearly 25 years since the Berlin Wall fell on Christmas Day, 1991, signaling the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the official end of the Cold War. This was good news for human beings...

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Donald Trump Blows

I suppose it’s about time I posted something commenting on the results of the Presidential election, eh? “Shocking,” “stunning,” “blindsided,” and “historic upset” are just a few of the terms people...

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Harvey Dentocrats

Remember back in 2008, when it became clear Barack Obama would defeat Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination; and her hatchet men, along with the crazy cat ladies who still supported her, began...

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The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union Address as President tonight, but I didn’t watch it, because I was sure it would be lousy. Besides, starving his narcissism of attention is probably...

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Not Me

God dammit. I finished the above cartoon, was all set to write an article, and post it… then President T-Bag bombed a convenient military target, redirecting the media’s focus from cries of wolf about...

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