Category Archives: Conservative zaniness, right-wingers, etc.

Interviewing the Heartland

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Barry Deutsch

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 →

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Is Evangelical Support For Trump Alienating Young Christians?

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Ampersand

This postscript, from Rod Dreher (who is both anti-gay and pro-evangelical), is anecdotal but interesting: I just returned from a lunch meeting with a group of conservative Evangelicals, including a few pastors. […] A couple of people in college ministry … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: If It Quacks Like A Trump

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon! Even a $1 pledge means a lot to me. Transcript of Cartoon The image shows a bunch of ducklings swimming down a small river, following the mother duck. The ducklings … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: It’s No Longer About Obamacare

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Ampersand

If you enjoy these cartoons, please support them on Patreon. Transcript of cartoon. This cartoon has a single panel, which shows Mitch McConnell, holding an axe, standing next to a huge tree that he’s clearly been chopping down; the tree … Continue reading →

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Christian Teen-Torture Camps And Republican’s Reality-Denying Bubble

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Ampersand

20/20 Video – Teens Gay Conversion Camp Administrators Sent To Prison For Child Abuse Pastor John David Young: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com The Harrowing Story of Life Inside Alabama’s Most Sadistic Christian Bootcamp A Firsthand … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: The Six Kinds of Republican

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Ampersand

This was originally published on Fusion. They have a lot of great cartoons in their archives. If you like this, consider supporting my Patreon! There’s a tendency among conservatives to act as if racists are unicorns . That is, they … Continue reading →

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I honestly feel bad that I only scored 14

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Ampersand
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Jack Chick, Creator of Unintentionally Ludicrous Evangelical Comics, RIP

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Ampersand

Jack Chick, arguably one of the most widely-read cartoonists in the world, has died. He was in his nineties. If you’re not familiar with Chick Comics (those tiny little comics fundamentalist preachers give out on street corners), here’s a fairly … Continue reading →

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Quote: The Deep Story of the Right

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Ampersand

From I Spent 5 Years With Some of Trump’s Biggest Fans. What the people I interviewed were drawn to was not necessarily the particulars of these theories. It was the deep story underlying them—an account of life as it feels … Continue reading →

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Journalists Can’t Be Bothered To Fact-Check Their Stories About College

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Ampersand

In The Atlantic, Columbia professor Jon Cole writes: Today, nearly half of a random sample of roughly 3,000 college students surveyed by Gallup earlier this year are supportive of restrictions on certain forms of free speech on campus, and 69 … Continue reading →

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