Kal Kallaugher confronts a political taboo, and though he does it in the pages of the Economist of London, I haven’t heard very many people in the US criticize Israel as being obstructionist in this process either. There is, of course, the spectre of anyone who criticizes Israel being accused of anti-Semitism, which stems in part […]
“Cruz” sounds a lot like “cruise.””Cruz missile.” “Cruz control.” ummm … Did I already say “Cruz missile”?And the Great Cartoon Insight Famine continues, buoyed by the endless discovery and rediscovery of that fascinating source of inspiration.We could use a little insight about now, because too many cartoonists, while at least passing up the chance to […]
Sunday seemed like the right day to tackle (heh) the issue of racist names, or at least one in particular.It’s a sort of evergreen issue, so some of these cartoons are not from today or even the past week, which is how editorial cartoons are generally handled here. But none of the arguments are new […]
There have been many Lance Armstrong cartoons this week, mostly (yawn) featuring a Livestrong bracelet with variations on the inscription.And, of course, when you work that hard to establish some kind of iconic object to be your public image, it’s going to show up, though you hope in the context of a crappy Pearly Gates […]
The report on the Penn State sexual abuse scandal has unleashed a predictable torrent of political cartoons, most of them predictably not very good.I like Steve Breen’s take.The scandal has certainly brought out the obvious, including the weepers. In this case, timing is as critical as subject matter: Back in November, when the grand jury […]
For a little over a decade, I would go into high schools and spend the day lecturing on political cartoons. I’d begin by talking about the partisan press, how, a century or so ago, each town had two papers — Republican and Democratic — and they would launch totally one-sided, predictable attacks on their opponents, which was […]
Michael Cavna interviewed San Diego Union-Tribune editorial cartoonist Steve Breen about his “Living in the Shadows” project. MICHAEL CAVNA: Did you do the reporting for your cartoon, Steve, or was that gathered by other journalists as part of the Union-Tribune’s larger immigration coverage? STEVE BREEN: This cartoon took months of work here and there, but […]