Political cartoons are not merely humorous sketches; they are acts of democratic reasoning that question power, provoke ...
The cast of characters during the political cycles over the past decade or so has provided plenty of satirical fuel for political cartoons across the USA TODAY Network, including recent figures like ...
Political satire has been a longstanding theme in media. Recently, I read an LA Times article quoting a statement about political satire and free speech made in 2020 by Brendan Carr, the current ...
A political cartoon that was drawn nearly twenty years ago is suddenly everywhere again. The image, shared widely in the ...
For as clichéd a piece of music as it is, Edvard Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain King” is a perfectly appropriate score for a film about the life and work of political cartoonist Pat Oliphant.
A series of anonymous political cartoons blistering Cobb County District Attorney Sonya Allen has launched a heated political debate, including allegations of “Jim Crow-era” imagery. The controversy ...
Selina Fillinger’s 2022 political satire POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive features the women in the president’s immediate circle cleaning up the mess he’s ...
“Make America great again” is the perfect empty political marketing slogan. It is hollow enough for people to fill with their own aspirations and enrobed in a vaguely patriotic sentiment. Anyone who ...
Tirades in capitalization, AI meme wars, self-proclamations of greatness, name-calling, deepfakes and slews of hyperbole — parody is cavorting around the Governor Newsom Press Office account on X. And ...
"Mouseland" is an allegorical tale about a community of mice living under the governance of cats. Despite the mice voting for different parties of cats, their laws consistently favor the cats and make ...
In Egypt, caricature was a state mouthpiece, a rebel sketch and a social critic. It swayed crowds, shaped satire, and slipped ...
In a world where politics can often feel demoralising, it’s no surprise that many people are finding comfort and hope in political satire. Shows like Have I Got News For You and Last Week Tonight With ...