‘Dilbert’ newspaper flap brings renewed focus on cartoonist Scott Adams’ many controversies

“Dilbert” cartoonist Scott Adams’ recent announcement that his popular comic strip exploring the office culture grind was being trimmed out of dozens of newspapers is drawing renewed attention to the 65-year-old creator’s many controversies and sometimes NSFW politics, which have taken on a life of their own over the years. “Dilbert was cancelled in 77 newspapers this week,” the Windham, New York, native tweeted last week. The papers said to have cut ties with Dilbert are owned by Lee Enterprises, which reportedly revamped its funny pages in print and did away with numerous comic strips. Adams...