September 2 editorial cartoons | The Week

published 2 September 2025

This cartoon shows a robot sitting at a desk working at a computer. The screen on the computer displays a search bar where the robot has typed in &ldquo;Labor Day&rdquo;. The search results are &ldquo;AI Overview: A day set aside to honor the American robot.&rdquo;

This cartoon depicts a man in a MAGA hat speaking to a group of fellow MAGA supporters who are angry and are carrying a pitchfork, a torch, and a tire iron. The man in the MAGA hat looks at his phone and says, “Whoa! Hold on… I thought they were messing with the Cracker Barrel logo again, but it’s just another school shooting!”

(Image credit: Rick McKee / Copyright 2025 Cagle Cartoons, Inc.)

In this cartoon, a man and a woman are in a car stuck in a long line of traffic. The woman says, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t tell if this is Labor Day traffic or just fired scientists leaving the CDC.&rdquo;

This cartoon takes place in a tavern where two men are at the bar and watch football on television. The man on the left says, &ldquo;I miss my wife but I know someday we&rsquo;ll be reunited again.&rdquo; His friend responds, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, when did she pass?&rdquo; The first man responds, &ldquo;Oh she&rsquo;s still alive. I meant when football season ends.&rdquo;

This cartoon is titled &ldquo;FIRE AND ICE&rdquo;. It depicts two firefighters in brightly-colored outfits fighting a fire and digging away rubble in the state of Washington. They are surprised by three armed ICE agents pointing handguns at them. One ICE agent says, &ldquo;Hands up, ya filthy immigrants!&rdquo;

This cartoon is titled &ldquo;LABOR DAY 2025&rdquo;. It&rsquo;s a take off of Michelangelo&rsquo;s &ldquo;Creation of Adam&rdquo; from the Sistine Chapel. In this version, robot hands labeled &ldquo;Automation&rdquo; and &ldquo;AI&rdquo; reach out to touch.

In this cartoon, an elephant in a suit is talking to a woman with a &ldquo;Sensible Gun Laws NOW&rdquo; sign. There is police tape in the background in front of the Annunciation Catholic Church. The elephant says, &ldquo;I wish you wouldn&rsquo;t bring up gun control every time we have a mass shooting!&rdquo; The woman yells, &ldquo;I wish we didn&rsquo;t regularly have mass shootings!&rdquo;

This cartoon takes place in a classroom where Donald Trump speaks to a group of students seated at desks. He says, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re cutting school lunch programs. But don&rsquo;t worry, you won&rsquo;t have much of an appetite when you get the measles.&rdquo;

This is a two-panel political cartoon. It&rsquo;s drawn in a wildly comic style and depicts Donald Trump on the roof of the White House at night in both panels. On the left, Trump shouts &ldquo;I&rsquo;M NOT DEAD!&rdquo; into a megaphone. A voice responds,&rdquo; Awwwww&hellip;&rdquo; On the right panel, Trump shouts, &ldquo;SHUT UP, JD!&rdquo;

This cartoon depicts Donald Trump and Gavin Newson as parrots. Trump looks angry and Newsom looks satisfied. They speak back and forth, &ldquo;Stop copying me!&rdquo; &ldquo;Stop copying me!&rdquo; &ldquo;You&rsquo;re Copying Me!&rdquo; &ldquo;You&rsquo;re Copying Me!&rdquo; &ldquo;Stop copying me!&rdquo; &ldquo;Stop copying me!&rdquo;

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