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America’s 250th Birthday: Independence Day in Editorial Cartoons

By CM Chaney · July 1, 2026

On July 4, 2026, the United States turns 250 years old. For a quarter millennium, Americans have gathered to celebrate independence — and editorial cartoonists have always been there to ask the harder questions. This collection spans nearly two decades of Fourth of July cartoons, capturing the celebration and the contradiction that define this most […]

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Founding Fathers Consider Swapping Happiness for Fireworks

On June 29 2025 Gary McCoy depicts Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington gathered around a table. Franklin holds the Declaration and proposes altering the pursuit of happiness line to reference big ol awesome fireworks. Jefferson and Washington agree the change means the same thing and cheer the idea.  Cagle Cartoons