Opinion: The economic plight of the American cartoonist

Ted Rall draws a weekly editorial cartoon cartoonist for The Times. His new book is “Silk Road to Ruin: Why Central Asia is the New Middle East.� Follow Ted Rall on Twitter @TedRall.

Cartoonists used to get full-time salaries with benefits  (Ted Rall / For The Times)

The reality today  (Ted Rall / For The Times)