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Thanks for the links, Richard. I read some of "These Things Are True" after you linked it in your newsletter,…
I thought I'd share some links to articles, newsletters, etc., often but not always written by Iranians: * The Factory…
That wasn't on purpose, but now that you mention it, I see it too. Neat.
Since you don't mention it in the chicken fat list it must be just pareidolia that makes me see the…
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Author Archives: Ampersand
The AI Bubble
This cartoon is drawn by new guest artist Jamie Sale, who did a terrific job. I’d originally written the script so the camera would pan out until we saw that the speaker was in a giant bubble. Then I realized … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Economics and the like
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The Future of Journalism is Now
This cartoon is by Jenn Manley Lee and I. This cartoon was originally posted on Patreon on December 19th, 2025. Just three days later, Bari Weiss, the utterly unqualified head of CBS News, pulled a 60 Minutes story that went … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics, Media criticism
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Wanted
ICE agents are the worst people in the world. If you’re a good person and you’re working for ICE, you don’t really exist, because all the good people have resigned by now. In Maine, an ICE agent told a woman … Continue reading
I Can’t Believe They Deported Carol!
This cartoon is by me and new guest artist Mike Lawrence. Mike Lawrence is a cartoonist in Milwaukie, OR who mostly makes middle grade graphic novels. He’s the creator of the Star Scouts series for First Second and his next … Continue reading
We’d All Miss Private Health Insurance
Another collab with the terrific R.E. Ryan. “I Can’t Afford My Spleen” might be a good title for the eventual book collection. I love the way R.E. drew this, especially the suit-and-tie guy in the last panel, with his quietly … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics
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ICE’s Get Out of Jail Free Card
This was not a fun cartoon to write or draw. On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good was shot to death in her car by Jonathan Ross, an ICE agent who has been with the agency a decade. (Wait, January … Continue reading
BEWARE the NARCO TERRORISTS!
This cartoon is by me and Nadine Scholtes. Like a lot of people, I’ve been reading the news about Trump’s attacks on so-called “narco terrorists” with horror. From an ACLU press release: Not only does the administration claim to have … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics
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Bankruptcy Lane
This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: This comic was inspired by current events. Some background: 82nd Ave is a 4-lane road that cuts through East Portland. It’s flanked on both sides by shopping centers and grocery … Continue reading
Posted in Cartooning & comics
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Reasons To Support Trump
I’m generally against “bothsidesism,” but one thing I believe conservatives and liberals have in common in the U.S.: We both find the other side’s choices completely, utterly incomprehensible. And nothing is harder to comprehend, in the lefty (a.k.a. my) mindset, … Continue reading
Watcher: I can’t really subscribe to the school of thought that intervention is obviously, tautologically, evidently wrong but I also…