Cartoons Mimicking Life in U.S.

By Michael Woyton

What are the editorial cartoonists saying about current events in the United States?

Here’s a sampling, starting with how America is being viewed from Europe.

Today's front page on @lemonde.fr

— Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) (@portlandken.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T06:38:16.783Z

Pretty scary, isn’t it?

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From DrMacLeodCartoons:

— DrMacLeodCartoons (@macltoons.bsky.social) 2026-01-27T17:05:30.739Z

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From Ward Sutton for the Boston Globe:

My latest for today's Boston Globe.Your tax dollars at work.@globeopinion.bsky.social

— Ward Sutton (@wardsutton.bsky.social) 2026-01-28T15:34:44.826Z

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From Bill Bramhall for the New York Daily News: 

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And it’s not a cartoon, but an original song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen.

Listen to the song through this link.

It’s important when history is immortalized in song.

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Lead art: Screen grab from Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” via YouTube.