Afghans like us. They really like “us.”
Reforming the Torture Industry
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This is a riff on Obama’s decision to push out the chairman of GM. Obviously he’s fine with the way his torture operation is going, which is why it’s being expanded and moved from Gitmo to Bagram.
The Joys of Diminished Expectations
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It’s true: financial markets are reacting favorably when bad news is less bad than previously forecast. If there’s a better indication of a country in despair, I don’t know what it is. We’re pathetic.
Too Big to Fail
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This is the kind of cartoon I expected lots of my mainstream cartoonist colleagues to have come up with.
But I couldn’t find any, so I went ahead with the idea anyway. I hope I’m right and that I was first and only, in which case this is an instant classic. Otherwise it’s just another typical mainstream cartoon.
Drawing dinosaurs was fun, though.
Unconditional Begging
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I’m confused. First the banks and other companies requesting government bailouts claimed they would go under if they didn’t get them. Now they’re offering to return the money because the conditions are too onerous. So they didn’t really need the money in the first place, right? Or am I missing something?
When We’ll Take the Environment Seriously
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The arctic melts. The gulf stream stutters. Average temperatures rise. Species go extinct. Yet no one takes the destruction of the environment seriously. What would it take for that to change?
How America Was Saved
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Americans aren’t cut out for austerity. And there, ladies and gentlemen, lies our greatest hope for economic recovery.
TARP: Because It’s Payback Time
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Bankers that received federal bailouts are complaining that the government is changing the terms and conditions of their loans after the fact. Sounds familiar.
Teen Unemployment Panic
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Teen unemployment is 21%. But why do we care? Kids shouldn’t work anyway. It adds to adult unemployment and reduces their attention to their schooling, which should be their top priority.
