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Graduate in Cap and Gown Has Student Loans Ball and Chain on Mortarboard
GRADUATION DEBT TASSEL by Christopher Weyant, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon image displays a man dressed in a blue graduation cap and gown with a white shirt and striped tie. A black chain connects the mortarboard to a round black weight marked in red with the words student loans. A white speech bubble to the left contains the text I miss the old tassels in black letters. The graduate has curly hair, a large nose, and a frowning expression. The background is a simple blue gradient. The signature Weyant and cagle.com appear at the bottom left.
Graduate Answers Senior's Question With Party Plans Then Tacos
AFTER-GRADUATION PLANS by Gary McCoy, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon depicts an older man in a white shirt and green tie speaking with a graduate wearing a blue cap and gown. Speech bubbles show the man asking about post-graduation plans. The graduate first suggests partying like a monkey with a million dollars. After clarification the graduate says they will probably eat tacos and go to bed. The scene includes trees and sky in the background with the artist signature visible at bottom left.
Big Beautiful Bill Leaves $3.8 Trillion Tab for Middle Class
THE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL COMES DUE by Dave Whamond, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon illustrates the rollout of a major GOP budget bill nicknamed the big beautiful bill. It shows billionaires in an exclusive club while a tuxedoed figure presents a $3.8 trillion debt scroll to a distressed man holding a please help sign. The piece critiques how tax cuts for the wealthy add trillions to the national debt with costs passed to middle and lower income groups.
Cartoon depicts graduates passing the hat at podium instead of tossing caps
Bruce Plante, PoliticalCartoons.com
The image presents a graduation podium setup with a central speaker in black and yellow gown. Four seated graduates wear red robes and caps. Two speech bubbles contain the phrases about tossing hats into the air and passing the hat. Purple curtains form the background with green plants visible at the base.
May
20
2025
Graduation speaker points to parents seated in barrels
Harley Schwadron, CagleCartoons.com
Cartoon shows graduation event with podium, banner, speaker in robe, graduates in caps and gowns, and several audience members standing inside wooden barrels on grass in front of campus buildings with tower and trees under sun.
May
19
2025
Commencement speaker flips from intifada chant to free inquiry lecture
COMMENCEMENT 2025 by Ratt, politicalcartoons.com
The four-panel cartoon depicts a graduation speaker in academic robes addressing graduates. Visible text shows the speaker first shouting globalize the intifada then shifting to statements about free inquiry and campus safety. A silhouetted figure at a podium comments on public support and core values. The final panel returns to the speaker requesting more intifada.
Baby Wrapped in 14th Amendment Blanket Highlights Birthright Citizenship
BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP by Bob Englehart, politicalcartoons.com
The image depicts a smiling infant wrapped in a blanket resembling the Constitution. Text on the blanket reads We The People and 14th Amendment Birthright Citizenship. The scene is set against a light blue background patterned with pink flowers. The composition centers the baby in the frame with the blanket covering most of the body. A signature appears at the bottom.
Founding Fathers present law book while King John signs 1215 charter.
MAGNA CARTA AT HARVARD LAW by Taylor Jones, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon depicts Founding Fathers on the left holding documents marked 1776 and LAW while observing King John sign the Magna Carta dated 1215 on the right. Medieval figures including a knight and monk stand behind the king at the table. The scene draws a direct visual link between the English charter and American founding documents. Publication occurred on May 15 2025 at Hoover Digest via Cagle.
Pope Leo XIV Requests Born in the USA at Vatican Organ
Michael de Adder, CagleCartoons.com
The cartoon depicts Pope Leo XIV leaning toward a seated organist in a darkened church interior. The Pope asks if the organist knows Born in the USA. The large pipe organ dominates the center. The scene references the Vatican and a popular American rock song. Publication occurred on May 13 2025.
Trump Portrayed as Snake Coiled Around Statue of Liberty Torch
TRUMP BITING OFF MORE THAN HE CAN CHEW by Adam Zyglis, politicalcartoons.com
The cartoon depicts Donald Trump with a snake body coiled around the Statue of Liberty's raised arm while his head bites the torch. A sign labels 2025 as the year of the snake. The image responds to ongoing debates over executive actions and institutional norms in the early months of the second Trump administration. The visual metaphor centers on the tension between presidential power and foundational symbols of American governance.
Radical Left Destroying Mainline Democrats
Dick Wright, PoliticalCartoons.com
May
7
2025
Tech-Savvy Twist on Mother's Day Greetings in Cartoon Form
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY by Becs, politicalcartoons.com
Cartoons like this mother's day illustration capture everyday humor with a tech twist. Here, a young boy extends a single red rose to a blonde woman in glasses, her hand to her chest in surprise. Speech bubbles blend Apple's 'i' prefix into classic greetings: 'iMom!', 'Mom!', and 'iHAPPY MOM'S DAY!'. It's a light satire on how digital branding seeps into personal moments. The pink backdrop keeps it warm and approachable, signed by Becs via Cagle.com. Such pieces remind us how tech parody fits into holiday cartoons, poking fun at modern family dynamics without overcomplicating the scene.
Graduate in cap and gown stands before wave marked loan default
Margolis/Cox, PoliticalCartoons.com
The image shows a graduate in cap and gown holding a diploma while standing before a large dark wave with white foam. The words loan default appear across the wave. Visible elements include student loans debt wave education college university diploma graduation school.
Trump Strums MAGA Agenda While Democrats React
Dick Wright, PoliticalCartoons.com
On May 6 2025 Dick Wright depicts Donald Trump playing a guitar marked MAGA AGENDA. Trump smiles while kicking one leg high. Musical notes fly outward. Two donkey heads representing Democrats appear in the lower right with one declaring I SO HATE HIM.
Couple Reacts to Political Cartoon on Soaring Egg Prices
COUPLE READING HIGH EGG PRICE CARTOON by Monte Wolverton, politicalcartoons.com
An elderly couple reads newspapers in their living room and reacts with surprise to a political cartoon about high egg prices. The scene captures public frustration with grocery costs and media coverage of inflation in late April 2025. The man points out the cartoon while the woman questions what topics will come next.
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