From a strictly artistic point of view, the father-and-daughter image has been done enough. From a political point of view, it can’t be, and Tom Toles offers an effective, if somewhat didactic, variation. But he’s right: They were killed by heartless, feckless bureaucracy. They had gone to a port of entry to apply for amnesty […]
Jeff Danziger teases today’s musical Moment of Zen, and I’ll forgive him for saying “What’s that noise?” instead of “What’s that sound?” because when Buffalo Springfield released the song, he may have been on the other side of the world in Vietnam, and, even if that wasn’t the exact timing, you get my point. As […]
Today’s roundup of things that are more complex than people seem to think will begin with Pat Bagley‘s astute analysis of the Meuller Report. My junior high science teacher had an atom in a box, or, at least, that’s what it said it was on the outside of the small, taped-up carton. And there was […]
I know it goes against the rules of editorial cartooning, but let’s start with what Nancy Pelosi actually said: While Pelosi’s statement has drawn condemnation from several cartoonists at the left end of the spectrum, their outrage seems more idealistic than practical, little more than the same chants that MAGA crowds aimed at Clinton, with […]
We start with a mere fragment of an Existential Comics episode, the rest of which is hilarious, in which a procession of philosophers question Aladdin’s “princeness” and, hence, the genie’s honesty and/or competence. This cartoon pits my hatred of plot holes against my hatred of metaphysics, which makes for an interesting cage match. The traditional […]
I’ll confess to not having watched the funeral yesterday, but, from what I’ve seen of the commentary and photos and a few videos, Tim Eagan has grasped an aspect, if not the main thrust, of the event. I like funerals, because grief eliminates a lot of inhibitions, and so you have not only laughter, but […]