There is such a thing has having too much good material, and while Pat Bagley was able to squeeze in seven examples of supremely unqualified Trump appointees, cartoonists strain to keep up. Like a magician pulling rabbits from a hat, just when you think there can’t possibly be another in there and that there’s no […]
Pedro X. Molina has standing to speak for human rights, having fled Nicaragua in order to preserve his own. Somehow, the fact that yesterday was Human Rights Day didn’t hit my Intertubes until this morning, but I don’t think it matters a whole lot. Every day should be Human Rights Day, and, just as we […]
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 […]
Michael deAdder Ben Garrison We won’t get through all the emerging political cartoons about the election today, but here are the bookends: de Adder sees it as the monster returning, referencing Poltergeist, the 1982 horror film about a gateway opening up to the other side, while Garrison cites the Magnificent Seven, in which a group […]
Guy Venables speaks for the world and most of us in America as well. I wasn’t even going to address the election today, because I’m burned out on it and there’s nothing new anyhow. At this stage, you’re either on the bus or you’re off the bus. I saw somebody on Facebook — a grownup, […]
Last night’s debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance wrapped up late enough that few cartoonists have had a chance to weigh in on it, and, if there is a substantial wave of coverage, we can always return to the topic. But it’s reasonable to believe that Steve Kelley (Creators) drew this ahead of time, […]
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 […]
I will confess that my appreciation of RJ Matson’s cartoon is tainted by my lack of knowledge about donkeys. I know they have a reputation for being stubborn and my understanding is that it is well-earned. However, I have some knowledge of horses, and I know that if you face a horse and pull on […]
Just in time for the holiday, Mike Luckovich points out, SCOTUS has issued its ruling stating that the President is immune from prosecution for anything he does in his official capacity and for much of what he does in his unofficial capacity as long as he’s doing it as President. It will be up to […]
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 […]
We’ll start our search with Cathy Wilcox’s commentary on keeping young people off social media, in which she raises the question of how you would keep up with the world otherwise. She’s obviously not a big fan of Xitter, which is getting a harsh reassessment from the folks Down Under. Fiona Katauskas isn’t impressed with […]
Dave Whamond leads off our coverage of cartoons about the purchase of the PGA by the Saudi government’s LIV as part of an extensive sportswashing effort to hide the affronts to human decency listed on those half-masted flags. I’ll add that the bonesaw in the golf bag is the only one you’ll see here today, […]
Pedro X. Molina (Counterpoint) politely and kindly uses a Simpsons trope to attribute homophobic and transphobic outbursts to ignorance and, perhaps, senility. It reminds me of December 28, 1969, when my father and I were huddled around the TV in the family room, watching David Hilliard, Chief of Staff of the Black Panther Party, being […]
If we sing the praises of a comic strip that hits a news item on the moment despite its lead time, we should point out when one doesn’t, but today’s La Cucaracha (AMS) isn’t that simple a case. It’s not just that we haven’t seen “another Biden bank collapse,” and not just because there’s no […]
In case you’ve somehow missed it, today’s headline echoes a popular online comment, “Tell me you don’t understand XXX without telling me you don’t understand XXX.” It’s used as a snarky commentary when someone posts something totally off base. It is not a compliment. However, I’m featuring Pedro X. Molina (Counterpoint)‘s cartoon because he does […]