Posts featuring Commentary
The Passion of the Whistleblower
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Following last week’s conviction of Bradley Manning for leaking video evidence of unrestrained murder of civilians by the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as numerous other classified cables, I wanted to draw something commenting on the bravery of both Manning and Edward Snowden in exposing wrong-doing covered up or even sanctioned by the US Government, in spite of the consequences they surely knew they would suffer…
Short Leash
Friday, August 16, 2013
I find the trend of all the world’s major media outlets falling into the hands of a privileged few very disturbing. The Gilded Age already taught us how that usually turns out, and I’d rather if we didn’t have to have another such lesson!
Get Rid of the Seaward
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Tags: anchor, Arrested Development, Barack Obama, boat, Congress, Do-nothing Congress, drowning, GOP, Lucille Bluth, Obama, ocean, President Obama, Republican, Republican obstructionism, Republican Party, swimming, Uncle Sam, water
Torch of Liberty
Saturday, June 29, 2013
I thought the “free at last” segment from Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech might be repurposed to refer to this decision as a backwards step for Civil Rights if I were to pair it with an image that was neither subtle, nor easily-misinterpreted…
Undermining Liberty
Saturday, June 15, 2013
The idea of a database containing who-knows-how-much personal information communicated by who-knows-how-many people, with no individual or public oversight of its contents, is awe-inspiring, and terrifyingly Orwellian, whether it’s being kept in the name of “fighting terrorism” or “the free market.”
Fishing Expedition
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Tags: 24-hour news, cable news, CBS, CNN, fish, fish story, fishing, fishing lures, Fox, Fox News, minnow, Moby Dick, MSNBC, NBC, sperm whale, whale
Under PRESSure
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Department of Justice seized the phone records of the Associated Press, allegedly in pursuit of “leaks” of classified information…
Spot the Difference
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Despite the recent rash of mass-shootings, and overwhelming public support for gun control, Congress instead decided it was more important to once again prove their loyalty to the NRA, defeating every potential protection for gun victims while still passing protections for gun owners!
Something Old, Something New
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Comparing the present state of Marriages vs. Civil Unions to the “separate but equal” policies of Jim Crow and Racial Segregation is far from a new idea… I was searching for a novel way of addressing the concept when I was reminded of Norman Rockwell’s painting The Problem We All Live With, which depicts Ruby Bridges being escorted by U.S. Marshals, as the first black student at a previously all-white school.
Security Blanket
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Fear and irrationality were the themes on my mind, going into this cartoon. That got me thinking about “security blankets,” of which the one belonging to Linus in Peanuts is surely the most well-known example…