Twenty years ago, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was toppled, signaling the end of four decades of Cold War between the United States and The Soviet Union.

A reader complains about a cartoon on the subject of gays in the military a week after President Barack Obama reaffirmes his campaign pledge to end the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

Check out our live blog of cartoons from around the world reacting to the unexpected announcement that President Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

A Jeff Danziger cartoon that appeared in Saturday’s Washington Post has drawn the ire of critics that claim the cartoon is racially charged.
The cartoon, dated July 21, shows Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) perched on a fire latter with a sniper rifle. The caption reads, “Senator DeMint Can’t Wait to Kill Health Care.” An elephant representing [...]

 
Congressman Mike Castle (R-DE) was put in an awkward position during a recent townhall meeting when a local resident toting an American flag and her own U.S. birth certificate asked why people are ignoring Obama’s president’s certificate.
The crowd booed when Castle attempted to vouch for President Barack Obama’s citizenship.
For the record, allegations that Obama is [...]

And for a good read, check out the state of Alaska’s Web site, where you can find the official transcript of Sarah Palin’s resignation speech, where you’ll see gems like these:
“Nah, only dead fish ‘go with the flow’.”
“I’ve never believed that I, nor anyone else, needs a title to do this - to make a [...]

Who would’ve thought Hello Kitty could spark controversy within the cartoon world?
Syndicated editorial cartoonist Ted Rall has criticized the Financial Times for an illustration it ran along with a Clive Crook piece titled “Obama is choosing to be weak.”
Rall claims the illustration by Australian-based artist David Bromley stole the ‘Hello Kitty’ theme Rall has used [...]

Even though this “New Rules” segment by Bill Maher called ‘Suck of the Draw’ initially aired back in May, from time-to-time I still see cartoons featuring Barack Obama with his name clearly labeled somewhere in the cartoon. It also happened with George W. Bush, most often represented with a ‘W’ button pinned to his jacket.
Sometimes, [...]

 
The Associated Press is reporting that New York Post parent company News Corp. is forming an external diversity council in response to pressure over a widely-circulated and much-maligned cartoon by staffer Sean Delonas that critics said compared President Barack Obama to a dead chimpanzee.
The cartoon first appeared on February 18, and critics became so vocal [...]

 
According to the Daily Kos, this Chip Bok cartoon, which ran in the The Oklahoman, is a racist (or as the writer has added, an ‘Extremely Irresponsible and Insensitive’) attack against Presdient Obama’s choice to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice David Souter.
The cartoon depicts nominee Sonia Sotomayor hanging on the tree [...]