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Mark Galeoitti, writing about Putin's Russia in 2010, said there was a meta-policy of "securitisation", where every state concern was…
"Fentanyl is a weapon of war" just seems extra ridiculous when paired with the demand to loosen regulations on rat…
I heavily criticized Obama for his drone strikes, but I do think there are legal (maybe not moral[?]) differences even…
Am I the only one who read "Beware the narcoterrorists" and thought "beware the jabberwock"?
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Category Archives: Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc
Blame Immigrants!
As many people have written, one way powerful people and institutions stay in power is by scapegoating immigrants. Dick Dowdell sums it up well: When wages stagnate, when health premiums rise faster than paychecks, when rent eats a third of … Continue reading
Comic: We’ve Got Nothing Against Immigrants, Except the Immigrant Ones
I’m chuffed to again collaborate with R.E. Ryan, whose last cartoon with me was “Let’s Outlaw Being Homeless” over a year ago. I love the way his drawing recalls the style of classical cartooning. (Or so it looks to me, … Continue reading
(comic) He’s Back – Get ‘Im!
Check out the video of me drawing this cartoon! Two-thirds through drawing this cartoon I had the thought “surely some other cartoonist has already done ICE arresting Jesus.” And of course, they had. For instance, Andy Marlette in 2017; Claytoonz … Continue reading
Cartoon: Next Best Thing
This cartoon is a collaboration with Kevin Moore. Kevin writes: I really enjoyed putting in the chicken fat for this cartoon, something that in my previous work with Barry we had not explored much and that I think is a great innovation to Barry’s style. … Continue reading
Cartoon: The Immigration Deal
Political discourse in the U.S. has become difficult, if not impossible, because right-wing views are so completely untethered from reality. I’m not saying left-wingers are immune to this – we’re not – but on the left it’s not as extreme or … Continue reading
Cartoon: We Could Let In More Immigrants
Immigration is great for the U.S.. It’s great for the economy. It’s great for our culture. Compared to those of us born here, immigrants are disproportionately of working age, disproportionately working, and disproportionately law-abiding. Immigrants are more likely to work … Continue reading
Cartoon: A Concise History of Keeping The Immigrants Out
[This post is written by Becky Hawkins.] This cartoon was born over gChat over a span of about 12 hours: Becky: It’s wild how every “neat old photo” from an aggregate account on social media will have some egregiously racist … Continue reading
Cartoon: Appealing to Trump Voters by Getting Tough on Immigration!
It’s extremely common for centrist Democrats to say that we must change this or that policy to attract more right-wing voters into the Democratic camp. We have to toughen up on immigration; we have to stop advocating for trans rights; … Continue reading
Interviewing the Heartland
Help me make more cartoons like this one by supporting my Patreon! A $1 or $2 pledge really helps. In the wake of Trump’s upset (and upsetting) win in the 2016 election, the “heartland interview” – in which a newspaper … Continue reading
Should we ban the phrases “illegal alien” and “illegal immigrant” from comments?
A rule of this blog is that undocumented immigrants are not to be referred to as “illegals” or “illegal.” But I do allow “illegal alien,” even though it’s not a phrase I’d use myself. Back when I made the rule, … Continue reading
Fun addendum: Russia used fentanyl against the Moscow theatre hostage takers, so according to Trump, Russia is guilty of using…