{"id":97118,"date":"2023-12-29T19:19:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T19:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=97118"},"modified":"2023-12-29T19:19:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T19:19:06","slug":"matt-wuerkers-best-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=97118","title":{"rendered":"Matt Wuerker’s Best of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: PoliticsI like to think cartoons are a valuable and unique vehicle for political opinion, but of course I do \u2014 I’m a cartoonist. The idea that grown-ups like me get to lob their opinions around in the form of silly drawings does seem surprising. It’s really a bit infantile if you think about it. \u202fIt\u2019s the kind of misbehavior you might expect from crayon-wielding first-graders, nonetheless, we cartoonists get to, too. \u202fIn fact, it’s something we\u2019ve been doing for centuries \u2014 thank you Mr. Hogarth, Mssr. Daumier, Mr. Herblock and others. It remains a potent way to express one\u2019s opinion, even in the era of memes and TikTok. I am very fortunate to get to post mine here on POLITICO. Cartoons provide a snapshot of the march of folly that more serious types refer to as \u201cpolitics.” Ideally, they capture the absurdity of a moment, illuminate some low-hanging hypocrisy, or call out some head-slapping stupidity. Taken together they can serve as an amusing chronicle of our kooky times. In that spirit I offer up a selection of my own cartoon efforts from 2023.Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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