To repeat an oft-told story in political cartooning, Bill Mauldin was at a luncheon when news of JFK’s assassination came. He raced back to the newsroom and, within an hour, had this classic cartoon ready for the afternoon’s Extra edition. I point this out because, while I was indeed surprised at how quickly the jury […]
Lady Justice is getting a workout on editorial pages in the wake of the E. Jean Carroll verdict, and I particularly like Bill Bramhall’s take, because he repeats Trump’s claim in a new context. He is obviously, clearly lying when he continues to claim not knowing Carroll, and he’s certainly getting to know Justice, if […]
In case you missed it, Steve Brodner captures a bit of the testimony given by Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff the other day when the Army was accused of teaching cadets at West Point to understand our history and to respect people of all races. If you’d like to hear […]
One of the advantages for a newspaper of employing a local cartoonist is that, when someone in your congressional delegation says something really stupid, he can quickly bring it to the attention of your readers. I don’t know how well this Andy Marlette (Creators) cartoon is going to go over with readers of the Pensacola […]
I was thinking of employing a “You snooze, you lose” policy to Chauvin Trial cartoons that came in a day later, but Matt Wuerker (Politico) offers as much a reaction to the reaction as to the verdict itself. There is much wisdom in the quote often misattributed to Voltaire, “Defend me from my friends; I […]
There’s a lot to be said for simplicity, and Bruce Plante scores with a cartoon that tells the story and thereby sets the scene for today. The verdict came in so late in the day that it likely sent cartoonists scrambling to their drawing boards, though it’s common, on the eve of an election or […]
Before we get to the main event, Pearls Before Swine has a well-timed strip today. The Manafort/Cohen news broke late enough yesterday that I’m going to give cartoonists a chance to catch up, but one difference between this and Watergate is that, in a world without gatekeepers, those who insist that laws don’t apply to […]