Fiona Kataukas makes what I think is the best overall assessment of what happened, what’s happening and what’s about to happen in Russia. And Belarus. And thus Ukraine. And thus Europe and NATO and our own 2024 elections, but let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. As the fortune teller tells us, everybody can […]
The Duplex (AMS) nearly gets the Accidental Timing Award, and I say “nearly” because, first of all, Putin would be way over-matched and I’m sure would refuse to compete, and, second, as I’m writing this at 5:25 EDT (and editing at 7:42), we can’t find either of them. My theory is that they’ve set off […]
In such troubled times, a good laugh is of great value, and Fiona Katauskas gives up on ruminating over the true meaning of woke and the false meanings of woke and settles, instead, on the utter meaninglessness with which the dorks have endowed it. And the flatulent pride with which they parade their ignorance. This […]
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, […]
Ed Hall leads off with a grim but reasonable look at the Grand Old Party, which isn’t looking so grand but sure looks old under the guidance of the MAGA contingent. It’s not that the Republican Party has ceased to exist, but, rather, that it has ceased to be what it was, despite continuing to […]
I laughed at this New Yorker cartoon, though they don’t bother crediting their cartoonists and if you Google “New Yorker cartoonist CAB” you find out how many times they’ve made fun of taxis. It might as well be signed “pigeon” or “Chardonnay.” Whoever drew it, it got a chuckle, but it also got a flinch […]
Scott Stantis seems to be catching up on some hostility for ex-Mayor Lori Lightfoot, in a cartoon that ran shortly after Chicago’s recent elections but well after she was primaried out in February. However, he’s commenting on a long-term problem and I’m catching up on some slightly wilting political events, so we’ll call it even. […]
Andertoons (AMS) picks up today’s Fortuitous Timing Award, particularly since he offers all three possible pleas, including the one that might well emerge if Trump’s lawyers don’t keep a lid on their client. That’s not just my politics wisecracking. There has been significant speculation, including from some attorneys, about the dubious strategy of turning Trump […]
I worked at a paper where this Pardon My Planet (KFS) pretty much described the company health plan. There were fewer than a dozen of us and so the cost of insurance was not only massive to begin with but vulnerable to individual claims: If one person had gotten seriously ill, the entire system would […]
Let’s start at the mellow end of the scale for a change. Joe Heller makes a March Madness joke, and, by the by, “March Madness” is trademarked and you’re not supposed to say it without permission. Well, you can say it, or write it, as I just did, but, as this lawyer points out, you […]
Vladimir Putin has given cartoonists a gift with his long table, which seems to be linked to germaphobia, perhaps a symptom of OCD, perhaps an indication of actual poor health and vulnerability. Rumors about his health abound but are never definitively confirmed nor definitively disputed. Man Overboard takes advantage of the iconic furniture to make […]
In a sane world, Gary Huck‘s cartoon — perhaps transformed into bumperstickers and T-shirts — could be a game changer. They knew. They lied. They played their audience for suckers. In a sane world, the backlash would do more harm to Murdoch’s empire than any penalty handed down in the Dominion lawsuit, as furious MAGA […]
(Jack Ohman) (Dave Granlund) (Ann Telnaes) The New Confederacy — those folks who don’t have the cojones to secede but are determined to overthrow the nation from within — present these three cartoonists with an asked-and-answered set up. As Ohman notes, Speaker McCarthy has barred Adam Schiff from the House Intelligence Committee for having betrayed […]
(Matt Davies) (Mike Luckovich) (Bill Bramhall) This is an intriguing Juxtaposition because of the breadth contained in it. Davies expresses the frustration many people — especially his Newsday audience in New York — feel over appeals for federal help from Ron DeSantis, who, as a congressional representative, voted against federal aid for Superstorm […]
(Clay Jones) (Patrick Chappatte) I wasn’t sure what order to put this pair in, since they’re both ludicrous and neither of them made me laugh but they both got a grim chuckle, which isn’t the same thing. Jones mocks Putin more directly, but it’s hard to say which cartoonist exaggerates the reality more, with Chappatte […]