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It’s been more than two weeks since Republicans ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but they don’t seem any closer to replacing him. At least their clown show of a political party is good fodder for the nation’s political cartoonists. 

Other news topics that resonated with editors this week included anxiety surrounding the growing conflict in Israel and our new technology-driven lives, where he have to join 17 different social media websites just to communicate with our children.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. John Darkow

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#2. John Darkow

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#3. R.J. Matson

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#4. Dave Whamond

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#5. Dave Whamond

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#6. John Cole

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#7. Monte Wolverton

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#8. Dick Wright

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#9. R.J. Matson

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#10. Rivers

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

Last weekend, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing more than 1,200 Israelis and igniting a new conflict in a region long torn by war and bloodshed. Meanwhile, back here in the U.S., Republicans remain unable to elect a Speaker of the House, which could impact our country’s ability to aid Israel, among other things.

All that to say it was a busy week for cartoonists, who also targeted their pens on the over-inflated price of housing and President Joe Biden’s sudden change of heart on Trump’s border wall.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. John Darkow

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#2. John Darkow

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#3. Chris Weyant

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#4. Dave Whamond

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#5. Adam Zyglis

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#6. Jeff Koterba

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#7. Pat Bagley

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#8. Rick McKee

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#9. Dave Granlund

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#10. Dave Whamond

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

There must be a number of Swifties working as editors, because for the second straight week, a number of our Taylor Swift cartoons were reprinted widely across the country.

The interest in cartoons about Swift wasn’t because of a lack of news. This week, we had Republicans removing Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House and the death of Dianne Feinsteen, who represented California in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades. Oh, and the writers’ strike finally ended.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Jeff Koterba

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#2. Jeff Koterba

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#3. Pat Bagley

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#4. Gary McCoy

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#5. Dave Whamond

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#6. Bob Englehart

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#7. John Darkow

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#8. Adam Zyglis

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#9. Chris Weyant

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#10. John Darkow

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

Did you hear Taylor Swift just might be dating Super Bowl champ Travis Kelce? The news was plastered everywhere this past week, so I commend you if the dating habits of two famous 30-year-olds somehow passed you by. 

I enjoyed Rick McKee’s cartoon about the Swift-Kelce hoopla, which juxtaposes celebrity gossip with all the real issues our country faces.

The most popular cartoon this week was Rivers’ take on the beautiful colors of fall. It’s hard to believe we’re just three months away from 2024. Guess I should enjoy the quiet before the election really gets underway.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Rivers

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#2. Rick McKee

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#3. Rick McKee

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#4. Ed Wexler

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#5. Dave Whamond

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#6. Dave Granlund

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#7. Chris Weyant

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#8. R.J. Matson

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#9. Frank Hansen

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#10. Rick McKee

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

Congress is back in session, and Republicans are focusing their efforts on an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden, despite the last of evidence linking him to the business dealings of his son, Hunter. 

Complicating matters is the need for Congress to pass a spending bill to prevent a government shutdown, which could happen as soon as the end of next week. It all may be bad for the country, but at least it’s allowing cartoonists to create some funny and pointed work.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Dave Whamond

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#2. Dave Granlund

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#3. Dave Whamond

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#4. Jeff Koterba

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#5. Jeff Koterba

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#6. Chris Weyant

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#7. Guy Parsons

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#8. John Darkow

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#9. Dave Whamond

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#10. R.J. Matson

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

It’s the middle of September, or as it’s become known across the U.S. – pumpkin spice season. 

That’s when everything from coffee to Oreos to scented candles roll out pumpkin spice-flavored versions of their favorite products. At the top of the list is the Pumpkin Spice Latte, which turns 20 this year after being introduced by Starbucks in 2003.

Rick McKee’s cartoon about our obsession with all thinks pumpkin was easily our most reprinted cartoon this week. Here are the rest of our top ten reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Rick McKee

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#2. Jeff Koterba

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#3. R.J. Matson

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#4. John Darkow

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#5. Rick McKee

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#6. Pat Byrnes

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#7. John Cole

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#8. Dave Granlund

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#9. Bob Englehart

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#10. Dave Granlund

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

How many people do you know have tested positive for COVID in the past month? Despite our best attempts to move on in recent years, the infectious disease continues to adapt and impact Americans across the country. It should be an interesting fall and winter.

Cartoonists also mourned the loss of Jimmy Buffett this week, with a couple of cartoons being the most popular among editors. I personally liked Bill Day’s quiet cartoon featuring a margarita glass topped with a rim of salt. Seems fitting for the musician probably best known for his hit 1977 song, “Margaritaville.”

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Rivers

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#2. Doug Plante

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#3. Bill Day

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#4. Bob Englehart

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#5. Jeff Koterba

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#6. Bruce Plante

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#7. Jeff Koterba

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#8. Chris Weyant

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#9. Pat Byrnes

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#10. Dick Wright

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

After what felt like a fast-moving summer, Labor Day is finally here. Considering how much editors love holiday cartoons, it’s not surprising Dave Granlund’s timely cartoon mashing the holiday with all the crazy weather we’ve experience the past few months was easily our most-reprinted cartoon this week.

Labor Day also means the return of college football and the NFL, so a couple of pigskin cartoons were widely reprinted this week.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Dave Granlund

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#2. Jeff Koterba

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#3. Rick McKee

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#4. Guy Parsons

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#5. John Darkow

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#6. Jeff Koterba

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#7. Jeff Koterba

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#8. Pat Bagley

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#9. Dave Whamond

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#10. Adam Zyglis

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

Is it that time of year already?

Back to school cartoons were popular with editors this week. I chuckled at Bruce Plante’s cartoon juxtaposing a frowning kid with a smiling parent, a sentiment I’m sure many families relate to after spending the entire summer with their children.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Dave Granlund

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#2. Bruce Plante

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#3. Rick McKee

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#4. Gary McCoy

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#5. John Darkow

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#6. Chris Weyant

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#7. Bruce Plante

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#8. Rick McKee

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#9. Jeff Koterba

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#10. Rick McKee

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.

With all the talk of automation and A.I., it’s funny to think that driverless cars have been zipping around San Francisco for the last few years.

Last week, the California Public Utilities Commission voted to give the two companies who run the automated cars permission to offer rides throughout San Francisco anytime during the day.

That doesn’t mean the technology is perfect. Just this week, an autonomous vehicles drove into wet cement at a city paving project, making Dave Whamond’s cartoon about driverless cars and traffic lights oddly prophetic.

Here are our top ten most reprinted cartoons of the week:

#1. Dave Whamond

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#2. Pat Bagley

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#3. Frank Hansen

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#4. Dave Whamond

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#5. Pat Bagley

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#6. Gary McCoy

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#7. Gary McCoy

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#8. Rick McKee

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#9. Dave Granlund

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#10. Dave Granlund

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Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and owner of Cagle Cartoons, Inc, a syndicate that distributes editorial cartoons and columns to over 700 newspapers. See Daryl’s blog at: DarylCagle.com. See all of the cartoons at Cagle.com.