A child preparing for school asks his mother what she thinks of upon hearing Lincoln's famous opening line from the Gettysburg Address. Her reply points directly to the last time her husband said anything romantic. The father, hidden in a kitchen cabinet, responds by offering to belch the lyrics to Stairway to Heaven. The exchange highlights an ongoing household dynamic of mismatched expectations around affection and daily behavior.
A group of figures equipped with hammers, pickaxes and a bucket labeled voucher school supplies approaches a brick building marked public education. One suited man in the foreground points forward while holding a pickaxe. The July 2026 image from Pat Bagley highlights ongoing debates over school voucher programs and their impact on traditional public schools.
A cartoon published July 1, 2026, shows three athletes on a Title IX podium. A blonde competitor raises her arms in celebration on the left. A Black athlete with a gold medal stands in the center, gesturing outward. On the right, a bearded athlete wearing a trans flag tank top and flower crown falls backward off the stand, limbs flailing. A smaller figure appears behind the central athlete. The image addresses ongoing debates over transgender participation in women's sports under Title IX rules active in mid-2026.
The image shows a student asserting US birth to an ICE agent holding a bat outside a school. The caption states the Supreme Court upheld 14th Amendment birthright citizenship. This responds to ongoing deportation policy debates involving the amendment and enforcement actions as of the 2026 publication date.
Two yellow diamond-shaped road signs appear against a blue sky. The left sign labeled STUDENTS shows two child silhouettes throwing papers into the air. The right sign labeled MPs displays a black pig silhouette with a top hat flying off. A blue banner above reads OUT FOR SUMMER.... The image is dated June 25 2026 and signed by artist Steve Nease.
Dave Whamond's cartoon captures a man resembling a political figure leaning over a desk in a classroom, suggesting a bullet-proof 400 million dollar ballroom as a fix for another school shooting. The woman at the desk sighs in response, with a green blackboard showing marks that look like bullet impacts. Tags like school shootings, national issue, security, guns, education, and bullet proof underscore the satire on misplaced priorities, where vanity projects like a top secret ballroom or Trump bunker get funding justifications, echoing build the wall rhetoric and emergency exemptions amid issues like WHCD shooting.
Ed Wexler\\\'s cartoon captures a toll booth in the Strait of Hormuz, where figures resembling Trump and the Ayatollah enforce a $1,000,000 Bitcoin toll. Smoke rises from what look like mines in the water, blending tags like Iran, Strait of Hormuz, tolls, Bitcoin, Trump, Ayatollah, and crypto into a sharp commentary. The barrier arm blocks passage, emphasizing control over this vital shipping lane. It\\\'s a straightforward jab at geopolitical tensions, with the toll sign demanding payment to proceed. No hidden layers here, just clear visuals tying economic pressures to digital currency in a contested area. The dry humor shines through in the absurdity of a Bitcoin booth amid potential explosions.
Bruce Plante\'s cartoon captures a space capsule\'s splashdown, complete with three orange and white striped parachutes guiding it to a blue ocean teeming with black fish-like forms. The prominent text \'Thanks NASA We Needed That\' adds a layer of sarcasm, typical in editorial illustrations commenting on high-profile events like the Artemis II mission. The simple composition, with a light blue sky and wavy ocean surface, emphasizes the moment of impact, shown by a small splash at the capsule\'s base. This piece fits into the tradition of political cartoons that highlight public sentiments toward government projects, using minimal elements for maximum impact. The artist\'s signature and website appear in the top left, grounding it in syndicated cartoon style.
John Darkow's cartoon captures the Artemis II crew gazing through their spacecraft window at the far side of the moon, where craters frame an unexpected sight: the Midvale School for the Gifted from Gary Larson's The Far Side, complete with a striped-shirted figure fumbling at a 'pull' door on stairs. Tagged with artemis ii, moon flyby, far side, gary larson, nasa, space, and science, the image blends real space exploration with absurd humor. One crew member exclaims excitement, labeled with Artemis II Crew and NASA markings. This satire highlights the blend of high-stakes missions and pop culture whimsy, poking fun at what astronauts might hope to find beyond the visible lunar surface. The dry wit underscores how science fiction tropes collide with actual programs like Artemis II.
A political cartoon depicts an older sports fan watching television coverage of college basketball player Ace Jones entering the transfer portal. The fan, seated with a team pennant marked M, reacts with a thought bubble stating that kids today have no brand loyalty. The scene highlights ongoing discussions in college athletics about player movement between schools and shifting fan expectations around team allegiance. The image was created by Harley Schwadron and dated November 18, 2025.
Randall Enos captures Donald Trump in a state visit to England, caricatured as King Trump lounging in bed with Melania, donning a massive crown while dismissing a servant's accusation of removing something from King Charles' chambers as 'fake news.' The cartoon cleverly merges Trump's signature phrases with royal pomp, highlighting the absurdity of his denials in a foreign, majestic context. Tags like state visit, King Charles, and fake news underscore the humor in blending American politics with British monarchy, making it a sharp commentary on Trump's larger-than-life persona.
The image depicts a university setting with a heavily armored police officer positioned in the foreground holding a shield labeled POLICE. Two students wearing shirts marked U stand to the right, one with a speech bubble. Tents, protest signs, and trees fill the background along with a distant building. The cartoon uses clear lines and color to show the officer facing the students directly on a paved walkway.
