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Holiday Season – Top Ten Cartoons of the Week!

Last week the Christmas spiritinvaded the cartoon world, with Santa and his elves predictably dominating our most-popular toons this week.

Gary McCoy topped out list with his cartoon about a father asking Santa for a peaceful world, which any parent can relate to. Chris Weyant also drew a popular cartoon along similar lines.

There were some pokes and prods as well. Dave Granlund draw a funny cartoon featuring politicians running to an airplane leaving Washington, D.C., the only time you see them hurrying to do anything. And I enjoyed Randall Enos’ jab at the release of the Epstein Files, with two guys at the bar having a redacted conversation.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Gary McCoy

#2. Jeff Koterba

Don’t miss our new Caglecast with the 75 most popular editorial cartoons of the year!

And we have a great Christmas Caglecast! Its fun!  Come watch!#3. Chris Weyant

#4. Chris Weyant

#5. John Darkow

#6. Dick Wright

#7. Dave Granlund

#8. Dave Granlund

#9. Randall Enos

#10. R.J.Matson

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A.I. Anxieties: Top Ten Cartoons of the Week

This week, critics pounced on Time magazine for naming the architects of artificial intelligence its person (people?) of the year.

Our most-reprinted cartoon of the week, drawn by Dave Whamond, mocks the cover as something A.I. itself would come up with. Jeff Koterba also contributed to the anti-robot vibe with a funny cartoon about life with an A.I. chatbot.

Elsewhere on our top ten list, John Darkow drew a popular cartoon about Republicans not extending ObamaCare tax credits before leaving town and heading home for the holidays. Must be nice to have stable, inexpensive congressional healthcare watching over them.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Dave Whamond

#2. Jeff Koterba

We have a great new Christmas Caglecast! Its fun!  Come watch!
#3. Dave Whamond

#4. Dave Granlund

#5. Guy Schwadron

#6. John Darkow

#7. Ed Wexler

#8. Harley Schwadron

#9. Chris Weyant

#10. Jeff Koterba

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Christmas Rush: Top ten cartoons of the week

Feeling festive yet?

It’s hard to escape the suffocating grasp of Christmas, which seems to show up earlier and earlier this year. No wonder editors flocked to download Pat Bagley’s funny cartoon about a Thanksgiving turkey getting hooked off the stage in favor of a surprised St. Nick.

As far as Christmas cartoons go, I laughed at Bob Englehart’s toon showing kids asking A.I. for presents and enjoyed Gary McCoy’s funny dig at cursing parents and relatives during the holidays. ‘Tis the season to be merry.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Pat Bagley

#2. Dave Granlund

#3. Bob Englehart

We have a great new Caglecast podcast about Trump’s impending attack on Venezuela and it’s crooked president, Nicolas Maduro – with two great cartoonists, Taylor Jones and Arcadio Esquivel. The conversation gets into to how-to-draw and A.I., like most conversations around here do. Its fun!  Come watch!#4. John Darkow

#5. John Darkow

#6. Gary McCoy

#7. John Darkow

#8. Dave Whamond

#9. Dave Whamond

#10. Chris Weyant

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Thanksgiving tariffs: Top ten cartoons of the week

Thanksgiving is a good reminder how expensive everything remains at the grocery store. So much for Donald Trump’s promise to lower grocery prices “on Day One.”

Editors know their readers are feeling the pinch. That’s why Dave Whamond’s cartoon satirizing a famed Norman Rockwell painting (with a much smaller Thanksgiving spread) was among our most popular of the week. Trump lowered tariffs on a host of products, but as Chris Weyant points out in his widely-reprinted cartoon, don’t expect much to change until the 2028 election, which is a few years away.

One cartoon I laughed at wasn’t related to tariffs at all – it was Dave Granlund’s toon mocking Trump’s unsanctioned assault on the boat of an allege drug runner, but the only crew are the Skipper and Gilligan, too. Though I wonder how many readers under the age of 50 get the joke.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Chris Weyant

#2. Dave Whamond

We have a great new Caglecast podcast about Trump’s impending attack on Venezuela and it’s crooked president, Nicolas Maduro – with two great cartoonists, Taylor Jones and Arcadio Esquivel. The conversation gets into to how-to-draw and A.I., like most conversations around here do. Its fun!  Come watch!

#3. Gary McCoy

#4. Bob Englehart

#5. Monte Wolverton

#6. Dave Whamond

#7. Rick McKee

#8. Dave Granlund

#9. Dave Granlund

#10. Dave Whamond

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Democrats cave: Top ten cartoons of the week

The government is reopened and Democrats are being mocked for caving. Looks like everything is back to normal in Washington.

Our most-reprinted cartoon of the week was John Darkow’s perfect shutdown metaphor, comparing Democrats trusting Republicans to extend Obamacare subsidies to Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown. I think we all know how this will end.

Our cartoonists covered a lot of ground this week, with popular cartoons about Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, and even the northern lights. I personally liked Rick McKee’s cartoon about the old woman who lives in a shoe, a lucky recipient of one of Trump’s 50-year mortgages. I wonder if she’s still making payments.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. John Darkow

#2. Dave Granlund

We have a great new Caglecast podcast about Trump’s impending attack on Venezuela and it’s crooked president, Nicolas Maduro – with two great cartoonists, Taylor Jones and Arcadio Esquivel. The conversation gets into to how-to-draw and A.I., like most conversations around here do. Its fun!  Come watch!

#3. Dave Granlund

#4. Bruce Plante

#5. Dave Granlund

#6. Bob Englehart

#7. Jeff Koterba

#8. Rick McKee

#9. Margolis & Cox

#10. Rick McKee

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No One’s Listening: Top 10 Must-See Political Cartoons Exposing the Government Shutdown Chaos!

As the government shutdown enters its sixth week, Republicans and Democrats don’t seem much closer to a solution both sides can agree on.

As Bob Englehart notes in his popular cartoon this week, we’re not listening to one another. The loudest, harshest voices dominate the discussion, with one side yelling at the other, as Gary McCoy depicted in his funny toon.

Hopefully the sweeping Election Night Democrats had this week loosens things up in Washington so a deal can get done before planes start falling from the sky. Our cartoonists don’t seem too optimistic about that.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Bob Englehart

#2. John Darkow

We have a great new Caglecast podcast about Trump’s impending attack on Venezuela and it’s crooked president, Nicolas Maduro – with two great cartoonists, Taylor Jones and Arcadio Esquivel. The conversation gets into to how-to-draw and A.I., like most conversations around here do. Its fun!  Come watch!#3. Dave Granlund

#4. Gary McCoy

#5. Bob Englehart

#6. Dave Whamond

#7. Dave Granlund

#8. Dick Wright

#9. R.J. Matson

#10. Harley Schwadron

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California’s Proposition 50 and Gerrymandering!

Today is election day!  Go Vote!

This is my new cartoon about the message that California is sending to Trump and Republicans with Proposition 50 (which is likely to pass).

Elections now are all about crazy gerrymandering, where elected officials get to choose their voters, instead of the other way around.

And the process leaves us all tied in a knot.

And we’re screwed.

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Charlie Kirk and civil discourse: Top ten cartoons of the week

Cartoons are still just coming in following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the tragic death of the young pundit is clearly the focus of both readers and editors as the week ends.

Jeff Koterba’s cartoon showing the Statue of Liberty’s bloody torch of “civil discourse” is already one of our most-reprinted cartoons this week. R.J. Matson’s popular 9/11 cartoon highlighted the growing political divide that might have played a role in Kirk’s untimely death at the end of an assassin’s bullet.

Our most-reprinted cartoon wasn’t about a news topic at all – it was Rick McKee’s fun look at the return of football, which is as good a form of distraction as anything else these days… unless you’re a New York Jets fan.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Rick McKee

#2. Dave Granlund

I recently went to Italy for the World Humor Awards exhibition and awards. I made new friends and had a great time, so I made a podcast discussing all the winning cartoons with our new, Italian Cagle Cartoonist Marco de Angelis and ISCA (the caricaturist organization) president, Robin Schwartzman, who were jurors for the exhibition and great cartoonists.  Come look!

#3. Jeff Koterba

#4. R.J. Matson

#5. R.J. Matson

#6. Dave Granlund

#7. Rick McKee

#8. John Darkow

#9. Dave Whamond

#10. John Darkow

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Redistricting/Gerrymandering fight: Top ten cartoons!

What do people want to read about in the waining days of summer? Gerrymandering.

In Texas, at the behest of Donald Trump, Republicans pushed through a controversial new election map expected to cost five Democrats in Congress their seats during next year’s midterm elections. Democrats in California responded by creating their own map that would flip five Republican congressional seats, a move which will be decided by voters during a special election in November.

This race to the bottom was the target of Monte Wolverton’s cartoon, our most-reprinted this week. I also liked Dave Whamond’s popular cartoon comparing new congressional maps to a Jackson Pollock painting.

With everything else going on, how much do American’s care? Are they even checked in? As Chris Weyant summed up well in his new back-to-school cartoon, the kids are happy “just to get a break from the news cycle.”

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Monte Wolverton

#2. John Darkow

CagleCast Episode 70 features 113 hard-hitting Jeffrey Epstein and Trump-themed cartoons! Showcasing the sharp wit of top cartoonists Dave Whamond, Rick McKee, Steve Sack, Pat Byrnes and dozens more. From Epstein conspiracy theories to political commentary, these cartoons are a pedophile nightmare for Trump fans! Come look!

#3. Dave Whamond

#4. Dave Granlund

#5. Dave Granlund

#6. Chris Weyant

#7. Taylor Jones

#8. John Cole

#9. Dave Whamond

#10. Dave Granlund

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Tariff time: Top ten cartoons of the week

Trump’s tariffs are back on, with dozens of key trading partners being slapped this week with so-called “reciprocal” tariffs Trump may or may not walk back.

I liked John Darkow’s cartoon, which mixed the furor of tariffs with wildfire smoke from Canada clouding our economic future. John Koterba also had a funny tariff cartoon involving a mom rushing to buy back to school supplies before prices go up.

But our most popular cartoon of the week, drawn by Chris Weyant, tackled the looming presence of AI by quoting philosopher René Descartes. I recall he also had another famous line about doubt being the origin of wisdom, something all these tech cheerleaders seem to be lacking.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Chris Weyant

#2. John Darkow

CagleCast Episode 70 features 113 hard-hitting Jeffrey Epstein and Trump-themed cartoons! Showcasing the sharp wit of top cartoonists Dave Whamond, Rick McKee, Steve Sack, Pat Byrnes and dozens more. From Epstein conspiracy theories to political commentary, these cartoons are a pedophile nightmare for Trump fans! Come look!

#3. Jeff Koterba

#4. Jeff Koterba

#5. Jeff Koterba

#6. Bruce Plante

#7. John Darkow

#8. Gary McCoy

#9. John Darkow

#10. Margolis & Cox

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Summer and AI: Top ten cartoons of the week

While it’s never really quiet with Trump in office, the summer does provide some relief from the relentless pace of news.

Without politics in the forefront, two topics dominated our list of the most-reprinted cartoons this week – the continued expansion of AI and the overwhelming heat.

I enjoyed John Darkow’s popular cartoon about AI, which featured classic robots from Lost in Space and The Twilight Zone. John’s funny cartoon about the scorching temperatures also topped our list, focused on a man who asked about the heat one too many times.

But our most-reprinted cartoon of the week by far, drawn by Dave Granlund, focused on the increasing cost of health care in the U.S. Can’t we get AI to fix that?

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Dave Granlund

#2. John Darkow



CagleCast Episode 70 features 113 hard-hitting Jeffrey Epstein and Trump-themed cartoons! Showcasing the sharp wit of top cartoonists Dave Whamond, Rick McKee, Steve Sack, Pat Byrnes and dozens more. From Epstein conspiracy theories to political commentary, these cartoons are a pedophile nightmare for Trump fans! Come look!

#3. Bob Englehart

#4. John Darkow

#5.Dave Whamond

#6. Dave Granlund

#7. Dave Whamond

#8. Chris Weyant

#9. Dick Wright

#10. John Darkow

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Cartoons for the Classroom

You may remember Newspapers in Edication (NIE) from decades ago when they would deliver stacks of newspapers to classrooms across America; they are still around and have been partnering with the AAEC (Association of American Editorial Cartoonists) for years to do their “Cartoons for the Classroom” lesson plans, that you can see linked on the front page of the AAEC site, editorialcartoonists.com.

I’ve given NIE permission to use Cagle Cartoons in their “Cartoons for the Classroom” lesson plans (the current one is below). They are using Cagle Cartoons exclusively now.  In the past they also used cartoons from other AAEC member cartoonists, taken from the AAEC Web site, but the AAEC is no longer posting cartoons from their members on their site, so I gave NIE permission to use only Cagle Cartoons in their lesson plans (which greatly improves the lesson plans.) There’s a new one posted every two weeks.

I got this nice note from Ray Jesky, who has worked on this project for 22 years:

Hi Daryl,

Cartoons for the Classroom was started 22 years ago by my friends and colleagues, Felix Grabowski and Larry Wright, who taught thousands of students to understand how editorial cartoons deliver a message. I have tried to carry on for the past 11 years.

We always used Cagle Cartoons and other sources. Now, your cartoonists are the exclusive source for our lessons. Our latest biweekly lesson can be found at https://nieonline.com/theforum/cftc.cfm.

I am very grateful to Cagle cartoonists, and I welcome their advice (which I desperately need), their criticism (which I’ll probably ignore), or praise (which I undoubtedly deserve).

Seriously, thank you all very much!

Ray Jeskey
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NIE is not a centralized organization but a framework adopted by various newspapers and non-profit groups worldwide. It operates through partnerships rather than as a subsidiary of a single entity.  NIEonline.com is a service that supports many newspapers’ NIE programs by hosting and updating educational content. It collaborates with newspapers like our nice subscribers, the Tampa Bay Times and The Bay Area News Group (San Jose Mercury News) to provide cartoon-based lessons and other resources.

Kids need to learn about the news, and they need to understand visual metaphors.  Come take a look.  The lesson plans are lots of fun.