September 17 editorial cartoons

Wednesday’s political cartoons include a diet of outrage, toxic rhetoric, and tank treads on states' rights

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This is a two-panel political cartoon with a man and woman walking on a sidewalk. In the left panel, the man looks at his phone and says, “I watch cable news and doom scroll social media..” In the right panel, he says “Where do you get your 24-hour outrage coverage?”

(Image credit: Walt Handelsman / Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency)

This political cartoon depicts a line of men in dark-colored clothing heading into a gun store. All of them have climbed out of a manhole labeled “Online Toxic Rhetoric.”

(Image credit: Mike Luckovich / Copyright 2025 Creators Syndicate)

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