Gary Varvel (Counterpoint) starts us out today with a trusty conservative talking point for Thanksgiving, but, as they say, “That ol’ dog won’t hunt.” Not at this point.We can debate over whose policies did more to add to national debt, with the understanding that conservatives have a lot invested in the accusation of “tax and […]
Matt Pritchett has a talent for reducing complexities to simple imagery.Journalistic neutrality is a polite fiction, but it works if you take it seriously, as we once did.Walter Cronkite is often held up as the model for broadcasters. When he took off his glasses in announcing the death of JFK, or when he showed boyish […]
John Auchter repeats the concept that the machines are listening to us, which I continue to insist is a myth. However, should the fellow donate $25 to the candidate, it will indeed be Katy-bar-the-door time. I’ve heard several people say they’re sorry to have donated to a candidate because of the spam that results.I’m not […]
There have been a number of chicken jokes about Trump backing out of his agreed-upon September 10 debate, but I like Adam Zyglis’s use of the “Cowardly Lyin’,” because he combines Trump’s unwillingness to step into the ring with a solid contender with his dishonesty in explaining his refusal.Trump claims that he won’t debate somebody […]
Peter Steiner sums it all up. Thank you for coming and don’t forget to tip your waitress.But, no, I’ve never been known to avoid elaboration, and there’s a lot more to be said, even if you shouldn’t say it in Louisiana. Or Texas or Arizona or in any of a number of other places and […]
I got a chuckle out of John Auchter’s cartoon, though he’s being a bit of an Upper Peninsula snob, if such a thing could exist. (Be glad I didn’t run this at the end and pair it with The Second Week of Deer Camp.) He’s right that those who live near the Canadian border, as […]
In case you hadn’t heard, John Auchter reminds us that there is an election coming up, and he provides a summary of what is at stake. As Mose Allison explained, “All I want is plenty, but I will take more.” Maybe we should swap that out to replace “E Pluribus Unam,” given that we’re a […]
Clay Bennett (CTFP)‘s cartoon introduces today’s theme by happenstance, because we all know that Ukraine needs our continued help, and that time is running out as fast as their ammunition.The happenstance is that the cartoon appears at the same time as David Frum’s article in the Atlantic, “Why the GOP Doesn’t Really Want a Deal […]
(Scott Stantis)(Bill Bramhall)When I heard Tony Bennett had died, I thought it was too bad, but, then again, he was 96 years old, at which point you’ve got the right to check out. I was confident that political cartoonists would be all over the topic, obituary cartoons being something that editors can understand and thus […]
Ann Telnaes sums up the Dominion Voting Systems v Fox News case in a single graphic: They knew the truth but chose to lie.And before we go any farther, her collection of Fox personalities reminds me that, when Boss Tweed escaped from jail and fled to Spain, US authorities — unable in those days to […]
I have a degree of sympathy for cartoonists who are locked into a schedule by their publishers and can’t simply dash off a piece in response to breaking news.However, to quote Marcus Aurelius, “Id est quod est,” and you need to adjust to the terms you’re facing.I once wrote a humor feature for a monthly […]
The war has — appropriately — taken up a lot of interest, but it’s not the only thing happening in the world, and Ann Telnaes expresses her opinion of an attorney general who not only kept his eyes shut but helped hide and deflect what illicit behavior he couldn’t ignore.Until it was time to cash […]
I was glad to see Steve Brodner’s latest commentary, which is about banned books, and about the way the right wing has embraced Cancel Culture and about how young people are not accepting it.The Granbury School District is banning books. Banning them.Not simply removing them from a curriculum as we discussed yesterday, or putting them […]
Monty (AMS)‘s pal Moondog is still hauling a turkey around and aren’t we all?Thanksgiving leftovers are something people in cartoons complain about but that I suspect people in real life not only don’t mind but actually enjoy.The microwave really shines this time of year, when you can quickly recreate Thanksgiving dinner in miniature, cold turkey […]
John Auchter states one of our major problems, though he’s being a bit unfair about it.He’s right that we have at best a tenuous grip on math and a firm prejudice towards believing what we want to believe.One of the more popular social media posts is when the poster states that they’ve never used algebra […]