September 23 editorial cartoons | The Week

published 23 September 2025

This cartoon is titled &ldquo;He&rsquo;s BAAACK!&rdquo; A smiling caricature of Jimmy Kimmel pops out of a Mickey Mouse jack-in-the box and says, &ldquo;OKAY&mdash;Now where was I?&rdquo;

This cartoon depicts Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a kook sitting at a desk on which rest weird implements. The include a voodoo doll, a dagger, a Magic 8-Ball, tarot cards, oddball electric gages and burning candles and wine cups. He wears a tinfoil hat with a propeller attached and holds two puppets. One puppet is a nun wearing boxing gloves and the other is a snake made out of a sock. Kennedy says, &lsquo;Why yes, I&rsquo;d be happy to explain the science behind how acetaminophen causes autism.&rdquo;

This political cartoon is titled &ldquo;HAIL FROM THE CHIEF.&rdquo; It depicts a massive hail storm labeled &ldquo;Trump Tariffs&rdquo; destroying a soybean farm. The silos on the garm are labeled &ldquo;Soybean Farmers.&rdquo;

A five-panel political cartoon shows a woman with curly hair, glasses, and a sweater speaking. In the first panel, she says, &quot;My belief might get me canceled, but I have a right to this viewpoint!&quot; In the second panel, she raises her finger and says, &quot;So, I'm going to say something that might get some folks angry!&quot; In the third panel, she says, &quot;And the powers that be won't think it's funny!&quot; In the fourth panel she says, &quot;But, I'm taking a stand and saying...&quot; In the final panel, she smiles as leaves fall and says, In my opinion, fall is the best season!&quot;

This cartoon is drawn in a wacky comic style by Clay Jones. It depicts Jesus and angels descending from the heavens toward Donald Trump, who holds a picture of Charlie Kirk and a Trump Bible. Jesus says, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m Jesus&hellip;here for the rapture.&rdquo; Trump responds, &ldquo;Meh&hellip;You&rsquo;re not coming down with a Trump gold visa. It costs only $1 million&hellip;my bible starts at just $59.99.&rdquo;

This political cartoon depicts a raging fire fueled by books and papers with the words &ldquo;Free Speech&rdquo; on them. Two men stand nearby feeding paper onto the fire. They wear cowboy hats and are labeled &ldquo;TX GOP.&rdquo; One man says, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s about time we revived the Texas A&amp;M bonfire tradition!&rdquo; The other man responds, &ldquo;Yup!&rdquo;

This political cartoon takes place in a doctor&rsquo;s office. Donald Trump is dressed as a doctor and a woman with a baby in her lap sits on the examining table. The woman looks at a piece of paper and says, &ldquo;If you get a few don&rsquo;t take Tylenol..tough it out?&rdquo; Trump responds, &ldquo;Trust me. I&rsquo;m not a doctor but I play one on tv.&rdquo;

This political cartoon depicts a microphone labeled &ldquo;Free Speech&rdquo; dangling lifelessly from a hangman&rsquo;s noose.

This editorial takes place in a spooky graveyard under a full moon. A single gravestone is here and is labeled &ldquo;R.I.P. Childhood Diseases.&rdquo; A skeleton with a MAHA hat is rising from the grave.

This cartoon depicts a MAGA supporter, Uncle Sam, and Donald Trump at a freshly-dug grave with a headstone that reads &ldquo;Charlie Kirk 1993-2025.&rdquo; The MAGA supporter has removed his hat and says, &ldquo;We should honor his legacy and make sure he didn&rsquo;t die in vain.&rdquo; Uncle Sam says, &ldquo;By promoting free speech and open debate on college campuses?&rdquo; Trump responds, &ldquo;No. By cracking down on the left.&rdquo;

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