Horsey may be exaggerating the infantile tantrums of our leader, but he’s reporting Jeff Bezos’ analysis accurately. Bezos genuinely told CNBC “I think he is a more mature, more disciplined version of himself than he was in his first term.”Bezos went on to say “I’ve worked with all the presidents, I will work with all the […]
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, […]
You do understand, O Best Beloved, that people in developed nations don’t live like this, right? Morland sums up how we’re viewed from abroad, and if you pay any attention to life in other countries, you should find it hard to argue with him.Guardian writer Rachel Leingang wrote “Instead of a speech stacked with heated […]
There’s an abundance of cartoons going around based on Melania Trump’s statement in which she denied a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and called for public testimony from his victims. Huck satirizes her famous green raincoat to ask a central question, and it’s obvious from the other cartoonists that their answer is “No.” I wish it […]
We’ll warm up this morning with this NYTimes gem that’s been going around social media for the past 24 hours. It’s a reminder once again that reporters don’t write headlines but eejits sometimes do.Much of my work as a reporter was large Sunday business features, and I took to dropping by the paper Saturday to […]
I knew someone was going to do this, but if it’s not surprising, it is well done, because Jones had the sense not to clutter it up with additional images or unnecessary commentary. And I don’t like labels, but he made it a headline instead, which works for me. And he always adds context at […]
Madam & Eve has been having fun with Trump’s expansionist ambitions, and why not? As noted before, they have no oil for him to covet and, thanks to his gullible acceptance of toxic, one-sided fables, he’s opened the door to accept a group of faux-refugees that will relieve South Africa of their whinging.But, as the […]
Stegelin’s New Year’s cartoon didn’t take long to come true, but, then, it’s not as if we didn’t know things would fail. Steve Bannon’s advice to the rightwing was to “flood the zone with sh*t,” and it has been working: We barely begin to deal with one outrage before the next occurs and the earlier […]
Jennings introduces today’s theme with what should be an obvious point, though perhaps it takes someone from outside the US (He’s British) to ask the question: Why all the surprise?To be fair, this is how history works. There have been all sorts of dubious figures who have come to power, but nobody who suddenly, like […]
Belgian cartoonist Descheemaeker has been busy and his page at Cartoon Movement is worth visiting to see his commentaries on the invasion of Venezuela. I particularly like this piece, first of all for the artistry, but also because “Pirates of the Caribbean” is an example of cultural hegemony, in that the phrase would not come […]
We’re still in the between-times, and the selection of fresh material is limited. I’m sympathetic to Herbert’s idea that the period is a needed break in otherwise unbearable times, mostly because she suggests that, once the New Year’s celebrations are over, we’ll be back to harsh reality. Certainly, I’m sympathetic to the idea of taking […]
Golding offers a Banksyesque tribute to Australia’s new age limitations on social media. The first thing to note is that kids under 16 are not being banned from going on-line. Rather, as of Wednesday, they’re banned from accessing 10 social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, Reddit, Twitch, Kick and Threads.Which is […]
Pett lays it out: It’s not so much that people resent the wealthy. It’s that they resent the wealthy standing on their throats. They resent living paycheck-to-paycheck in a world in which CEOs make 285 times what they pay their workers. And, assuming there is no compromise by year’s end, they’ll resent watching the uber-wealthy […]
The Australian Cartoonists Association held their convention this weekend and as part of the gathering presented The 2025 Stanleys, more formally known as The Stan Cross Awards, to cartoonists in various categories. To paraphrase Peter Broelman: Eight Stanleys were awarded for Book Illustrator, Caricaturist, Comic Book Artist, Comic Strip Cartoonist, Editorial/Political Cartoonist, Event Cartoonist, Illustrator […]
There are two ways to interpret this La Cucaracha. The Viejo Pedo version is that nobody can understand modern singers, so what difference does it make if he’s performing in incomprehensible English or incomprehensible Spanish? The fact that the sound reproduction for Super Bowl halftime shows is crap adds some credence to this one.The more […]