Author Archives: Ampersand

They Think They Own The Road!

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Ampersand

A cartoon by me and Becky Hawkins. Becky writes: In recent years, I’ve become involved with local organizing efforts around safer streets. I’ve had some galvanizing experiences, like witnessing a hit and run during a group bike ride on the way to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics | 4 Comments

Doin’ Discourse With Ezra and Charlie

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Ampersand

Seemingly obligatory disclaimer: Of course I don’t approve of murdering Charlie Kirk. But we can be against assassinating a hateful bigot without whitewashing him. All of the things said by suit guy in this cartoon, are things Kirk actually said … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Civility, Civility & norms of discourse, Race, racism and related issues | 61 Comments

The Cities Are Full Of, uh, “Crime”

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Ampersand

This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. From an article by Sara Libby in the San Francisco Chronicle: Trump and other members of his administration, while often using false or misleading statistics, have cited rampant crime as the justification … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Race, racism and related issues, Racism | 86 Comments

Slashing Medicaid: Your Loss Our Gain

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Ampersand

My new cartoon collection, Why Must They Shove It In My Face?, is out. It’s about 200 pages of cartoony goodness, featuring 100 cartoons, plus text pieces and oodles of behind-the-scenes sketches. You can download the PDF if you join my Patreon … Continue reading →

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You Only Think You Liked It!

Posted on September 1, 2025 by Ampersand

My new cartoon collection, Why Must They Shove It In My Face?, is out! It’s about 200 pages of cartoony goodness, featuring 100 cartoons, plus text pieces and oodles of behind-the-scenes sketches. You can download the PDF if you join … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Race, racism and related issues | 15 Comments

At Least The Fruit Subscription Services Run On Time

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Ampersand

For the record, it’s a myth that Mussolini made the trains run on time. From Snopes: The Italian railway system had fallen into a rather sad state during World War I, and it did improve a good deal during the … Continue reading →

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(Not) All Jews Are Welcome

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Ampersand

Note: This cartoon has been revised. You can see the earlier version of it here.   Check out the timelapse drawing video for this cartoon! From an October 2024 article from In These Times: U.S. Jewish Institutions Are Purging Their … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Palestine & Israel | 6 Comments

Trust Us, We’re Doctors

Posted on August 5, 2025 by Ampersand

This cartoon is by me and Becky Hawkins. Dylan Scott wrote an article on Vox entitled “The One Big Unanswered Question About Ozempic.” Ozempic seems to take away urges, and not only hunger related urges. And no one seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Fat, fat and more fat | 29 Comments

Beware God’s Sock Puppets

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Ampersand

This cartoon is by me and Kevin Moore. From the Bible (2 Kings 2, specifically): He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Cartooning & comics, Religion | 6 Comments

Comic: We’ve Got Nothing Against Immigrants, Except the Immigrant Ones

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Ampersand

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 →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc., Immigration, Migrant Rights, etc | 1 Comment