And so it begins.Ed Hall is no Trump fan, but he joined other cartoonists in piling on Joe Biden for telling a joke in a limited forum that didn’t play well with a broader audience.In posting this on his Twitter account, Hall said “I’ll take shit for this cartoon but I really don’t care.”And since […]
(Bill Bramhall)(Matt Wuerker)We start today with a Juxtaposition in which Bill Bramhall explains the issue and Matt Wuerker provides an example.It’s hard to believe there was once a time when, at each party’s national convention, the platform committee would craft the platform and then — then — the party would nominate someone to carry that […]
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, […]
I don’t like to say “I told you so,” because (A) it seems grandiose and (B) it would be much nicer to live in a world where someone had listened and also because (C) I wasn’t the only voice out there, so I can hardly take credit.But let’s look at what is essentially one big […]
Jeff Koterba sets the mood today as America sorta kinda opens up again, maybe. This Patrick Chappatte cartoon was very well timed, because I didn’t feel like cooking last night and decided to toss a little money to my favorite Chinese restaurant.I didn’t intend to eat there; our restaurants are still closed except for take-out, though […]
Ann Telnaes salutes Press Freedom Day.And so do I:A lady asked Franklin: “Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?” Franklin replied: “A Republic, if you can keep it.” — Dr. James McHenry (for whom the fort was named)And a favorite quote from Jefferson:The basis of our governments being the opinion of the […]
But first, thisJuxtaposition of the Day(Michael de Adder)(Ann Telnaes)Maybe this is what happens when cartoonists get locked down and have nothing to do but make richly detailed, multiple caricatures, but this is quite a pair to have drop on the same day.The best part is that they assume the reader is intelligent and well-informed, and […]
I’m leading off today with this Ann Telnaes piece for two reasons.One is that I like it and that she’s right: The president’s claims that he didn’t know have been further undermined by facts, specifically a revelation that he ignores his Presidential Daily Briefings.The PDBs warned of the virus and tracked its spread for months […]
An Easter to remember, and Signe Wilkinson sets the stage.The people, I would note, appear to be getting a bit grumpy.We were all willing to pull together for a couple of days, even a couple of weeks, but that sense of national purpose seems to wearing a bit thin, as we’ve reached the point where […]
A juxtaposition, plus a disclaimer:(Matt Davies)(Mike Smith)The disclaimer: I can’t claim to be neutral in this.I’ve noted before that I had a son, a soon-to-be daughter-in-law and a granddaughter working in healthcare. The granddaughter walked off the job the other day because they would not provide her with adequate protection against the coronavirus.I was proud […]
Michael de Adder‘s gag is particularly funny because it relies on the notion that this is all part of some cunning plan, and that, if he wanted to give away his secrets, Donald Trump could write a book about what he does and why.Also that his contradictory positions are somehow pleasurable.In reality, he’s mad as […]
Starting off today with John Aucther, both to pursue his point and to express how tiring it is to monitor social media these days.He’s right about the foolishness of trying to gather everything under the umbrella of “media” in any meaningful way.It’s ironic … or maybe just stupid … to hear people who are fans […]
I’m going to try to be mostly critical in a literary rather than a social sense today, starting with Steve Breen’s simple expression of the situation.I had our next issue planned with a review of “My Spy,” but the reviewer dropped me an email to say she’d gone to the screening, but the release date […]
Matt Wuerker suggests what we have to fear, though not only do we have to fear fear itself, but we also have to fear not fearing enough.It’s a particular challenge for cartoonists because commenting on the fear shouldn’t negate the need to be reasonably and sensibly cautious. It doesn’t help that Dear Leader has chosen not […]
Juxtaposition of the Truth(Michael de Adder)(Ann Telnaes)Start with the truth: The danger posed by the coronavirus is no more a matter of opinion than is the roundness of the Earth.Michael de Adder mocks a delusional president who cannot see bad news as anything but a conspiracy against himself.It isn’t just “pride.” Humble people don’t strive […]