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.
An Insurgency is Born
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If Bush had sent 50,000 troops to invade Nigeria, no one would have doubted it was a full-fledged war. Obama is leaving 50,000 troops in Iraq as a “residual force”—and nobody cares.
Get a Job!
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The collapse of the New Economy leads to a reversal of the old conservative report to the downtrodden.
Heroes of the Afghan War
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As Obama revs up his Afghan surge, let us all take a moment to salute the true heroes who have been fighting the war since 2001.
Not for Long
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Obama’s economic stimulus plan calls for higher taxes on people who earn over $250K after 2011. Will anyone earn that much by then?
New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
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This came out of a conversation with fellow editorial cartoonist Matt Bors. What if Obama were succeeding Hitler? Would he let him off the hook for his crimes too? The parallels are eerie.
Financial Planning
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Consumers face a bizarre dilemma–wait for money to become more valuable? Or risk it becoming worthless?
Only a Matter of Time
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Even as the economy drags the United States into oblivion, many Americans keep up appearances of normalcy.
Afghan Love
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Afghan wedding parties risk getting blasted to hell by trigger-happy NATO bombers. Surely there’s another way.
