Nick Anderson leads us off with a base for today’s discussion, politely translating “E pluribus unum” for those who don’t know what it means.But, then again, what does it mean?That’s a key to the American experience, because for all that we’ve fallen short of “all men are created equal” over the past 243 years, that […]
Let’s start with the current Vintage Juliet Jones storyline, in which quiet, submissive Vassily the Exchange Student has been forced to put on the gloves with the Class Bully, and we all saw this result coming and Stan Drake sure dragged it out.The original ran in 1961, which I mention because there was a time […]
Just as I was discussing the inability of editors to either judge cartoons or find someone on their staff who can, a stunning example comes to the fore.The editorial page editor of the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union has begun putting pretty pictures on his Sunday editorial page in place of editorial cartoons.He explained the decision Sept […]
Clay Bennett is a longtime favorite of mine, both for his clean style and for his ability to reduce things to the simple concepts a political cartoon must contain, but without oversimplifying a complex issue.Well, I’m not his only fan. Bennett has just won the Ranan Lurie award from the United Nations for this cartoon, […]