The familiar expression is that even a broken clock is right twice a day, but I’d add an amendment to point out that some clocks are cuckoo all the time. Ohman makes a vital distinction, in that although it is paranoid and foolish to see a conspiracy in the attempted shooting at the WHCA dinner, […]
Agnes (Creators) and Trout debate the reality of what’s right in front of their faces, which certainly fits in with all sorts of current events that I plan to save for another day, though I’ll add the possibility that Trout is just jerking her chain.Point being that it’s hard to know, these days, who is […]
Barney & Clyde (WPWG) has it right, but it’s more complex.I don’t think people are any more stupid than in the past, nor do I believe there are any more stupid people than ever. However, stupid people are far less isolated than they used to be, and that gives them a great deal more power […]
Michael Ramirez (Creators) paints as good a picture of our current situation as anyone.He’s not the first political cartoonist to depict Moses coming down from Mt Sinai to find his people in a state of idolatry, but he is more explicit in labeling their idol as conspiracies and bull and tying the delusion into Q-Anon. […]
Constant Readers may have noted that I’m currently frustrated and have been avoiding political cartoons for a few days. David Cohen offers something of an explanation.The “Heh Heh” is the best part, because not only has the Reasonable Man been wasting his time, but his inability to get through makes the wall feel victorious. As […]
A whole lot of cartoons just went obsolete, including this one by Mike Luckovich (AJC). But others spring up to take their place, and this Pat Byrnes (Cagle) piece makes a lovely companion piece to Luckovich’s earlier cartoon, the pair, taken together, offering a reasonable perspective on the past several weeks.Even yesterday’s concession was half-hearted at […]
Ann Telnaes has a bit of fun with Republican sewer rats who pretend ignorance of Dear Leader’s increasingly unhinged Tweets, notably his delusional, imbecilic repeating of an insane conspiracy theory from OANN, his favorite Russian-connected propaganda outlet.Innocent ignorance is easy. Intentional ignorance is beginning to take some real effort. Particularly when Presidential paranoid delusions become as […]
David Rowe begins today’s conversation with this delightful take on everything.Fauci’s deadpan expression captures his serious intent, while his expertise is shown in the charts on his desk, ready for use in his testimony, his framed degrees and his overflow of books.But despite his having shut the door and put a “closed” sign on it, […]
Clay Jones backs up his cartoon with a furious screed about conspiracy theories and sore losers, worth reading for the anger as well as the message:Congratulations, Democratic conspiracy theorists. You’re on the same level of thinking and paranoia as Donald Trump. Voting or endorsing is not a coup. It’s democratic. It’s politics.And today’s headline is […]
I’m starting to get in the Christmas mood, but Dear Leader keeps dragging me back to Macroland.John Cole suggests a nice blend of myth and reality, much better than all the “Trump as Santa Claus” cartoons, because he blends Trump’s personal desperation with the idea that, unlike George Bailey, he’s taking counsel from someone dragging […]
Joe Heller‘s cartoon suggests that Jeffrey Epstein’s death has ended what would have been a series of scandals and downfalls.However, I would point out that anyone familiar with cemetery vandalism knows otherwise and that this is a simple case of Fudd’s First Law of Opposition: “If you push something hard enough, it will fall over.”But […]
Let’s start with the obvious, because sometimes pointing out the obvious is the best you can do. Dave Granlund points out that Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination is getting different treatment from the Republican majority than Merritt Garland’s nomination received. Ditto with Matt Wuerker‘s commentary, which does not break any new ground or display any unexpected insight but […]