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  • Bad Apples
    Bad Apples

    Cartoon from The Baltimore Sun July 10, 2016. Pen, brush and ink on paper.The daily flood of negative news in the media and online can pollute our outlook. The good news is that the negative news is caused by a very small group of bad apples.

  • American Church of the Firearm
    American Church of the Firearm

    Editorial cartoon from The Economist, December 22, 2012. Pen, brush and ink on paper. Sadly, gun ownership is worshipped in America with a religious fervor.

  • Band-Aid on a Volcano
    Band-Aid on a Volcano

    Editorial cartoon from The Baltimore Sun, May 3, 2015. Pen, brush and ink on paper. In the aftermath of the tragic 2015 Freddie Gray riots, Baltimore struggled to regain its footing. 

  • Climate Change Rapid Response Team
    Climate Change Rapid Response Team

    Editorial cartoon for The Economist, July 23, 2022. Pen, brush and ink on paper. World leaders are not moving fast enough to address the looming catastrophe of climate change

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About Kal

Baltimore County  

Kevin Kallaugher (KAL) is the international award-winning editorial cartoonist for The Economist magazine of London, former cartoonist for The Baltimore Sun and author of the Substack newsletter, Kal Draws the Line.

In a distinguished career that spans 48 years, Kal has created over 11000 cartoons and 150 magazine covers. His resumé includes six collections of his published work, exhibitions in a dozen countries, awards and honors in seven.

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Searing Satire, Part 1

A selection of satirical cartoons addressing the important issues facing the concerned citizens of Baltimore, Maryland, the United States and the world

  • The Never-Ending Story
    The Never-Ending Story

    Israel and the Palestinians are trapped in an eternal loop of violence and retribution.

  • The slow learner
    The slow learner

    The US has been stung more than once for its misadventures abroad.

  • Disinformation
    Disinformation

    Democracy must now navigate a world polluted with disinformation.

  • Rotten Apples
    Rotten Apples

    The sins of a few are the burdens of us all.

  • A Country of Immigrants
    A Country of Immigrants

    Anti-immigrant is anti-American.

  • Water World
    Water World

    Mankind is evolving in the wrong direction.

  • Free Expression
    Free Expression

    Free expression is under attack from all sides.

  • Angel web.jpg
    Angel web.jpg

    Let's rethink our heavenly host.

  • Buy! Sell!
    Buy! Sell!

    The stock market is defined by irrational exuberance.

  • No to Drugs!
    No to Drugs!

    America has a complex relationship with drugs.

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    • Searing Satire, Part 2

    A selection of satirical cartoons addressing the important issues facing the concerned citizens of Baltimore, Maryland, the United States and the world

    • The Dark Web
      The Dark Web

      Beware the hidden dangers of the cybersphere

    • Texas Rules
      Texas Rules

      Texas is known for its embrace of certain rights.

    • Small talk
      Small talk

      Free speech constrained.

    • The Human Race
      The Human Race

      AI and Climate Change are hot on our tails.

    • Cyber security
      Cyber security

      Future wars will be waged online.

    • The Long Fuse
      The Long Fuse

      The response to the dangers of climate change has been inadequate.

    • The Sport Industrial Complex
      The Sport Industrial Complex

      Big time sports and silly amounts of money are playing on the same team

    • Airport Security
      Airport Security

      What next for airport security?

    • Automation abomination
      Automation abomination

      Where did all our jobs go?

    • Level Playing Field
      Level Playing Field

      The race between the races is rigged

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    • Searing Satire, The Maryland edition

    Satirical commentaries on Baltimore and Maryland issues

    • The Fallout from Freddie Gray
      The Fallout from Freddie Gray

      The riots that followed the death of Freddie Gray left Baltimore with hard questions and few answers

    • Maximum wage
      Maximum wage

      The gap between the rich and the poor in Maryland continues to grow

    • Turning the Corner
      Turning the Corner

      Honest, hard working members of the Baltimore Police Department are not just chasing bad guys in the community

    • Speed Camera Cameo
      Speed Camera Cameo

      Baltimore Mayor Jennifer Rawlings-Blake fails at press conference

    • Spring is here
      Spring is here

      Baseball is an expensive habit

    • Kaptain Keno
      Kaptain Keno

      Mayor/ Governor William Donald Schaefer was a big advocate for various kinds of gambling in the state of Maryland.

    • Healthy Holly
      Healthy Holly

      in 2019, then Mayor Catrherine Pugh resigned in a flap over her dubious accounting and unethical dsitribution of  her self-published books.

    • Baltimore Beltway
      Baltimore Beltway

      This 1998 cartoon from the Baltimore Sun provides a humorous take on the future of the region.

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    • Searing Satire, Part 3

    Satirical commentaries  on US national politics

    • The Supreme Court
      The Supreme Court

      Wth the balance of power in the Supreme Court at stake, the nomination process for appointees has become testy.

    • Stephen Miller with Mask
      Stephen Miller with Mask

      A portrait of Senior White House advisor Stephen Miller.

    • Hostage Crisis
      Hostage Crisis

      We are all prisoners to the whims of an unpredictable wannabe autocrat.

    • Church and State
      Church and State

      America discusses the influence of religion on public policy

    • Ouch
      Ouch

      The courting of idealogical extremists is coming back to bite the Republican party.

    • Choice is Good, Right?
      Choice is Good, Right?

      The two parties have very different notions of what choice means. 

    • Elderly Contest
      Elderly Contest

      Two old whites guys slug it out for the most powerful job in the world.

    • The Overthinker
      The Overthinker

      The quagmire of Afghanistan flummoxed President Obama

    • Separate Ways
      Separate Ways

      The polarized politics of the US threatens to destabilize the country

    • Thriller
      Thriller

      The 2000 US Presidential election was a toss up and a mess up.

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    • Searing Satire, the Overseas Edition

    Satirical commentary on global affairs

    • To the Rescue
      To the Rescue

      After the US withdraws from the international effort to fight climate change, China and Brazil step in and step up.

    • The Roundabout
      The Roundabout

      The US and China are locked in a contensious trade conflict

    • Hiding Place
      Hiding Place

       Ukraine and Taiwan have much to fear from their much larger neighbors.

    • Busy bees
      Busy bees

      The US has been stung more than once for its misadventures abroad.

    • It's a Dog's World
      It's a Dog's World

      Religion has good intentions, however...

    • Charlie Hebdo
      Charlie Hebdo

      The tragic murder of staff at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo in 2015 did not stay the hands of their cartoonists

    • Hello, Donald...
      Hello, Donald...

      The first meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin was a victory for the Russian.

    • Lost
      Lost

      President George W Bush's invasion of Iraq did not go as planned.

    • The cycle of violence
      The cycle of violence

      Destabilized countries have a bad habit of staying destabilized.

    • Foreign Policy
      Foreign Policy

      Bill Clinton, the former Governor of Arkansas was, at first, ill-equipped for the rigors of foreign policy.

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