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LightWave’s Latest Political Cartoons (7/17)

By CM Chaney · July 17, 2025

About Ratt - Ratt draws editorial cartoons for Crooks And Liars (CrooksAndLiars.com). This online publication receives approximately two-three million visits per month and has approximately 100,000 Twitter followers, in addition to its paid subscribers.  Cagle Cartoons

About Bob Englehart - Bob Englehart was the editorial cartoonist for the Hartford Courant for 35 years when his job was eliminated by the hedge fund that bought the newspaper. Before that, he worked for Chicago Today, the Journal-Gazette in Ft. Wayne, IN and the Journal Herald in Dayton, OH. He studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago on scholarship. His progressive editorial cartoons have been distributed all over the world by CagleCartoons.com for nearly 20 years.  Cagle Cartoons

About R.J. Matson - R.J. Matson is the editorial cartoonist with Roll Call, and is syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons.  Cagle Cartoons

About Dave Whamond - Dave Whamonds work has appeared in magazines and newspapers including Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest and many more. He has won 7 Silver Reubens from the National Cartoonists Society and several book awards. Dave has written and/or illustrated over 50 books and his syndicated comic, "Reality Check", has appeared in newspapers since 1995.  Cagle Cartoons

About Monte Wolverton - Monte Wolverton is best known as a contributor to MAD Magazine and son of Mad great Basil Wolverton. He is also the editor of The Plain Truth. magazine. He draws two editorial cartoons per week and is syndicated to newspapers around the world by Cagle Cartoons.  Cagle Cartoons

About Margolis & Cox - Matt Margolis writes the cartoons, and John Cox illustrates the cartoons. Matt is a widely distributed, conservative author, commentator, and columnist for PJ Media. John has been creating editorial cartoons, producing striking caricatures, and illustrating book covers for numerous political authors for more than two decades.  Cagle Cartoons

About Jonathan Brown - Jonathan Brown was the editorial cartoonist for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, for many years, winning many awards. He became a freelance cartoonist, drawing for scores of clients and he created the comic strip “Analog,” which follows roommates Bradley, a human, and Nigel, a dog who identifies as a cat, as they navigate life in the digital era.  Cagle Cartoons

About Pat Byrnes - Pat Byrnes is a long-time cartoonist for The New Yorker, illustrator, humorist, and winner of the National Cartoonist Society’s Silver Reuben. Previous careers include voice actor, ad copywriter, and aerospace engineer.  Cagle Cartoons

About John Darkow - John Darkow has been a professional cartoonist for over 20 years, spending the last 10 as the staff cartoonist at the Columbia Daily Tribune. He is syndicated internationally by Cagle Cartoons.  Cagle Cartoons

About Chris Weyant - Chris Weyant draws political cartoons for The Boston Globe, and the New Yorker.  Cagle Cartoons

About Dave Granlund - Dave Granlunds cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek.  Cagle Cartoons

About Margolis & Cox - Matt Margolis writes the cartoons, and John Cox illustrates the cartoons. Matt is a widely distributed, conservative author, commentator, and columnist for PJ Media. John has been creating editorial cartoons, producing striking caricatures, and illustrating book covers for numerous political authors for more than two decades.  Cagle Cartoons

About Jeff Koterba - After 31 years as the cartoonist for Nebraska's largest newspaper, Jeff suddenly found himself laid off. So he greatly appreciates the support of fans to keep drawing. Jeff's brilliant and moderate editorial cartoons are syndicated around the world and his original drawings have also flown aboard space shuttle Discovery. He's given Ted talks and is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Prairie Cats, a swing and jump-blues band that has performed around the U.S. including the South by Southwest Music Festival. And he may be the most popular cartoonist with editors on all of Cagle.com.  Cagle Cartoons