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Spring Break TSA Nightmare: Top Ten Cartoons of the Week

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date March 28, 2026

As spring break nears, good luck getting on an airplane.

Thanks to a partial government shutdown, airports across the country have been dealing with long lines at security checkpoints due to unpaid TSA agents calling out. And it doesn’t seem like ICE agents deployed by Trump are doing much to help.

Our most popular cartoon of the week, drawn by R.J. Matson, draws on the anger over long lines and the blame game in Washington, where politics dominates everything.

Editors also liked John Darkow’s TSA cartoon, which features a comically long line of angry passengers. Wait until they see the cost of the ticket.

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

#1. R.J. Matson

#2. John Darkow

And don’t forget our great slideshow-style Caglecast video podcast packed with 100+ brilliant Iran War cartoons. Look! Enjoy!

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Want to hear cartoonists talk about the cartoons as you see them? Then this Iran War cartoon Cagledast is the one for you! This one is a cartoon slideshow on top of a discussion by our Iranian cartoonist Nik Kowsar who has lots of great war cartoon insights.

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#3. John Darkow

#4. R.J. Matson

#5. John Darkow

#6. Bruce Plante

#7. Jeff Koterba

#8. Harley Schwadron

#9. Dave Granlund

#10. Harley Schwadron

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The Real March Madness: Top 10 Political Cartoons of the Week

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date March 21, 2026

Will the U.S. ever learn?

That’s basically the gist of our most popular cartoons this week, which sharply mocked Donald Trump’s war in Iran – the “real” March Madness, according to Dave Granlund. Like other conflicts in the Middle East, Trump’s “little excursion” into Iran doesn’t appear to have an endgame and threatens to drag on and on.

One of our most-popular cartoons this week, drawn by conservative cartoonist Gary McCoy, transformed a couple’s bathtub into a strategic petroleum reserve. Another popular one came from the pen of Monte Wolverton, who imagined pro-war oil executives rolling around in piles of money like charmless Scrooge McDucks.

While the focus was almost entirely on the war in Iran this week, our most-popular cartoon was a John Darkow special about the crazy swings in temperature across much of the country. At least it was a momentary distraction from the rising prices at the pump.

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

#1. John Darkow

We put together a great new slideshow of over 100 of the best, new Iran cartoons – take a look! There are no talking cartoonists (as many of you request). Just great cartoons.

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#2. Gary McCoy

#3. Monte Wolverton

#4. Dave Granlund

#5. John Darkow

#6. Harley Schwadron

#7. Gary McCoy

#8. Dave Granlund

#9. Dave Whamond/b>

#10. Rick McKee

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Democrats cave: Top ten cartoons of the week

Post author By Daryl Cagle
Post date November 15, 2025

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