Category Archives: Cartooning & comics

Cartoon: How Sanctions Usually Work

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Ampersand

This cartoon is by me and Kevin Moore. Kevin writes: Any time I can draw over-the-top, absurd violence with satiric intent is fun for me. I don’t like guns or violence in real life, but in fiction it can be … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: The Party of Small Government

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Ampersand

This cartoon is drawn by Becky Hawkins. Each month brings new horrifying news of GOP-controlled state governments banning books and health care they don’t like. And we can (and should) argue against them on these issues, but at the same … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: The Transphobe Bait and Switch (aka The Transphobe Motte and Bailey)

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Ampersand

If you want to help us keep making these cartoons, my Patreon’s right here! And thanks. There’s this trick that transphobes – especially ultra “respectable” transphobes like J.K. Rowling – love to pull. They’ll say something enraging, over-the-top, and unquestionably … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Media-Man To The Rescue!

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Ampersand

If you like these cartoons, consider supporting the Patreon! A $2 pledge makes a big difference. ─── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ── Hi! Sorry for the long pause in cartoons – I pulled a muscle in my right shoulder (I’m right-handed) and could … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Rationing Health Care

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Ampersand

════ ⋆★⋆ ════════ ⋆★⋆ ════════ ⋆★⋆ ════ A common objection to single-payer health care in the US is that it would lead to health care being rationed. And I wonder, in what parallel universe do they live where the US … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Being Foxy About Vaccines

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Ampersand

════ ⋆★⋆ ════ This cartoon is a collaboration with Becky Hawkins. ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ Nearly all Fox staffers vaccinated for Covid even as hosts cast doubt on vaccine | Fox News | The Guardian The vast majority of employees at Fox … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Sheeple!

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Ampersand

✦•······················•✦•······················•✦ It occurs to me that maybe not all of my readers are so immersed in online right-wing culture that they’re familiar with the word “sheeple.” So, just in case: Merriam-Webster defines sheeple as “people who are docile, compliant, or … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Someday I’ll Be Rich

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Ampersand

It’s the American Dream! Not every American is like this, or even most Americans. But it’s a type of person I’ve met, and probably you’ve met them as well – people who just believe that someday they’ll be rich, as … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Right-Winger With A Zinger

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Ampersand

This cartoon belongs to a particular subcategory of my cartoons – what I think of as the This Appeals To My Particular Sense Of Humor And I Have To Draw It To Find Out If Anyone Else Will Find It … Continue reading →

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Cartoon: Radical Feminism Has Changed

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Ampersand

Please support these cartoons on Patreon! I make a living off of lots of people supporting the cartoons, mostly with $1 or $2 pledges, and I think that’s really awesome. This cartoon is pretty autobiographical for me, enough so that … Continue reading →

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