(Clay Bennett – CTFP) (Michael Ramirez – Creators) (Gary Varvel – Creators)Clay Bennett best sums up yesterday’s unexpected resignation of Andrew Cuomo, though I got a chuckle out of Michael Ramirez’s take.Political cartoons aren’t required to be funny, but it’s a nice bonus if you can slip in a laugh without distracting from your point, which is […]
Juxtaposition of the Day(Steve Brodner) (Ann Telnaes) (Kevin Siers)As the expression goes, one should never miss a good opportunity to shut up, and sometimes less is more.I’ve seen a couple of cartoons about yesterday’s Jan 6 Hearing that tried to be clever and to make a point, and they seem to me to have failed.There is nothing […]
We usually associate Jack Davis with TV Guide, but Steve Brodner is taking on the role this morning, because the January 6 Hearings will be starting at roughly 9 AM Eastern, or about the time I file. So if you haven’t got your TV on, flip it on now and start watching.I’m assuming that they’ll […]
Non Sequitur (AMS) captures the current situation, and the Biblical reference is worthy.Exodus is, if not a tale of herding cats, at least a story of how Moses had to continually keep his people moving forward by addressing their unending doubts and grievances, until, when Jehovah had reached out with some specifics, he came down […]
In case you missed it, Steve Brodner captures a bit of the testimony given by Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff the other day when the Army was accused of teaching cadets at West Point to understand our history and to respect people of all races.If you’d like to hear his […]
Since I started yesterday with a cartoon about an eclipse that was over before you got here, I’ll start today’s with some thoughts about the Pulitzers, which won’t be announced until 1 p.m. by which you’ll probably have read this.JP Trostle launched a most bodacious rant about the Editorial Cartoonist category yesterday, reprinted by Bado […]
Paul Fell comments on an extremely toxic part of the world we’ve built.I, too, liked it better when you could believe that false, hateful rhetoric was perhaps a misunderstanding, a difference of interpretation. What I really liked was the world referenced in this 2005 Jeff Danziger cartoon that I’ve run many times, a world in which […]
2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge? — Ezekiel 18 David Horsey’s 2002 cartoon applies as well 19 years later, though today we speak of missiles, not individual terrorists or tanks.Details change, the Middle East […]
Political cartoons aren’t supposed to be funny except when they are, and I got a laugh out of Cathy Wilcox‘s piece, though I recognized the serious point behind it.It is, of course, a double criticism, of America’s erratic policies and of Australia’s response, and I’m betting that not all her readers at The Sydney Morning […]
One of the advantages for a newspaper of employing a local cartoonist is that, when someone in your congressional delegation says something really stupid, he can quickly bring it to the attention of your readers.I don’t know how well this Andy Marlette (Creators) cartoon is going to go over with readers of the Pensacola News […]
I usually begin my day by checking Google News to make sure I haven’t missed any important changes in the world, because I don’t want to feature a political cartoon that’s been overtaken by developments.For instance, Delta and Coke breaking their silence on Georgia’s repressive election laws made a couple of cartoons obsolete, though I […]
Paul Fell offers what I consider the most thoughtful take on the Pope’s declaration that the Church cannot bless same-sex marriages.I capitalize “the Church” because there used to only be one and that’s at the heart of our discussion today.I don’t know that there are a lot of RC churches in America where you would […]
Andertoons (AMS) rekindles a real hatred of mine, because, when I was a little kid, I looked forward to the part of Art Linkletter’s House Party where that simpering sack of s*** rewarded children for showing off.Bill Cosby took over the franchise in later years, but by then (A) I’d recovered from the notion that […]
Francis (AMS) leads today because, for all the bonding in a hyperconnected world, we Americans are still awfully fixated on ourselves.There was a time when one of the wire services here did a “Top 10 Stories of the Year” list each January, and they finally came under fire for including US sporting events and the […]
The Oatmeal has it right: Enough already with the Bernie memes.Timing is everything and you had your chance and if you haven’t placed Bernie somewhere and posted it on social media, it’s too late now. We’re fixated now on the horror of Joe Biden owning an expensive watch and a Peloton exercise system, which is such […]