Michael Ramirez: Going Back 11-10-23

From America's Premier Editorial Cartoonist

You may have heard of the kerfuffle over at the Washington Post in which editors exercised their right to remove a cartoon that depicts Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad with children tied to him as human shields. Although the use of human shields by Hamas is well documented, I continue to receive angry, unhinged emails claiming that Michael is a racist shill for depicting the phenomenon, referencing one of the leaders and spokesmen of Hamas. Michael stands by his work without apology. The cartoon can be viewed at the Las Vegas Review-Journal HERE. Over at the great Power Line Blog, Scott Johnson addresses the issue and is correct in his assessment that Michael remains undaunted and will continue to create his cartoons wherever the facts take him. We deeply appreciate all of our subscribers and the wonderful platform of Substack, which supports free speech in an abundant free market of ideas. Michael will have more to say in this week’s regular essay and when the cartoon appears here as detailed below.—Melissa

Michael currently extends his editorial cartooning influence twice a week to the Washington Post in collaboration with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and those cartoons will appear here after a week due to contractual obligations. For an early peek, please use this link to view them at the Washington Post.

Today’s cartoon:

As relations with China continue to sour, the remaining Pandas at the National Zoo are being returned.—Michael

FedEx uses FedEx Panda Express plane to bring National Zoo pandas back to China —Aislinn Murphy, Fox News

Links of Interest:

Thought For The Day —Scott Johnson, Power Line

Shrinking Schools, Soaring Salaries —Steven Malanga, City Journal

The Hollow Men —David Foster, Ricochet

Squeezing vulnerable peoples —Victor Davis Hanson, Jewish World Review

On Visit to Israel, I Saw the Horror the World Can't Forget —Douglas Murray, NY Post

Tragic Victimhood of 'Disinformation Experts' —Matt Taibbi, Racket News

So, How’s That ‘Historic Investment In Clean Energy’ Paying Off? —I & I Editorial Board

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I’m still working on recording regular Zoom meetings with Michael at his studio, which I will share here exclusively with you. We are so grateful for your support as we continue to add elements to the newsletter.

As you can imagine, we receive many emails, and Michael reads everything you send with one exception: I regret that I cannot share your cartoon ideas. As an editorial artist, every original cartoon he publishes must spring from within his mind, though I will happily forward your good wishes, complaints, concerns about issues, or opinions about politicians who seem to make a mess of everything. Michael tries to keep his finger on the pulse of America, so what’s on your mind? What can we do better? Let us know in the comments or by email. We love hearing from you and will do our best to respond soon.

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