Cop killers and punks: no excuses accepted
In a world where bad guys too often get away with murder, I have a new hero.

The abundant ignorance of American voters
I've just watched two YouTube videos that should make anyone despair about the future of our republic.

Randy Dorn and the math delusion
The American political and educational establishments are on a math kick that doesn't add up any better than 2+2=5.

Death of a newspaper draws a big crowd
Can a play be a form of journalism?

Sloppy fabrications of the righteous right
Are right-wing nutballs so desperate that they have to make things up?

In the South Carolina dog house
I doubt if I have ever drawn a cartoon that didn't upset somebody. It goes with the territory. In fact, some would say it's part of the job description ...

Voting on Eyman and gay men
Hey, I'm a big fan of democracy. After all, I've spent a career lampooning the results of voters' foolish choices.

Revisiting the Clinton interlude
Wedged between the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the War On Terror, the Clinton presidency now seems like an era of illusion and trivial concerns ...

The debutantes brawl: McGinn versus Mallahan
Voters in Seattle have decided to trade one perfectly good mayor for one of two novices who may or may not know how to run the city.

Zealots scoff at Obama's Nobel
When my sister texted me early Friday morning to say Barack Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize, I thought she may have fallen victim to an Internet hoax ...

Ted Kennedy's very personal funeral pageant
I've been a fascinated observer of grand public funerals since I was a kid, starting with the life-altering black-and-white images of President John F ...

Has the politics of friendly rivals died?
Among the tributes to the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy are many coming from prominent Republicans.

Recollections of Kennedy
In the winter of 1980, I spent a couple of days riding on a campaign bus in New Hampshire with Teddy Kennedy.

Junk mail voting defeats me
I'm a political junkie. I never miss voting in an election. But I did on Tuesday.

Hospitals must deal with their deadly mistakes
Last summer, my friend Lloyd went to the hospital for a simple surgery and barely made it out alive.

Birthers and bloviators scaring America
Is it the echo effect of the Internet or are there more paranoid, delusional Americans than there used to be?

The Big Lebowski and me
I heard the Dude would be hanging out by the Troll Monday night, so I had to go see him.

The perils of a public life
A mass moonwalk was scheduled for Jackson Street in Seattle on Sunday in remembrance of the freakish, yet fabulously talented, King of Pop.

Cartoonapalooza is coming!
The editorial cartoonists of North America are about to descend on Seattle and they are putting on a show.

Encore cartoon: Driven to distraction
They're supposed to be cars, not condos...

Encore cartoon: An Israeli/Palestinian empathy test
Take the quiz...

The Hawaiian in the Oval Office
Napili Beach, Maui – How Hawaiian is Barack Obama?

Encore cartoon: A devilish idea for phone solicitors
Dante spoke of the various rings of Hell. This cartoon gives hellish rings a new meaning...

Encore cartoon: Does God have an attorney?
No matter how smart humans may be, are we wise enough to be in charge of our own genetic destiny?...

Encore cartoon: The unwatched pot is boiling
Are we any closer to someone taking responsibility for this problem than when I drew this cartoon nearly 20 years ago?...