I wish more cartoonists had spoken up before Dear Leader reached his out-of-court settlement, but my impression is that it isn’t a done-deal yet, at least in part because his lawyers failed to file the appropriate papers. Which is the sort of thing that happens when you hire people who won’t tell you when you […]

Today is Victory Day in Russia, though yesterday was VE Day elsewhere in the world. Russia marks the day the papers were signed, rather than the day the war ended. And today, as mentioned before, they’re marking the day with a parade that, Adams notes, doesn’t feature the usual display of weaponry, because their tanks […]

A new irregular feature: Etc., where I feature political cartoons that don’t fit into a major topic but that I found interesting or amusing. The risk is that I won’t have much to say beyond “Wow,” and posting cartoons without commentary does not qualify as “fair use.” Not that I’d be alone in doing that, […]

The knives are out for Graham Platner, the likely Democratic candidate (pending Tuesday’s primaries) challenging Maine Senator Susan Collins in November. Since Platner doesn’t have a legislative record to run on, it’s not surprising that his personal past is taking center stage.Varvel’s cartoon sums up the superficial aspects, with Collins the aging candidate who can’t […]

It’s hard to write about current events when you’re scared to check your news sources in the morning because you recorded last night’s US/Paraguay game and fear coming across spoilers. Fortunately, there’s enough that hasn’t likely changed overnight, and the real issue here is admitting that, despite the combined character flaws of FIFA and one […]