I've always called myself a journalist who happens to draw. If I wasn't drawing cartoons, I'd be writing stories. David Horsey callcartoondraw Change image and share on social
Even if you're drawing a cartoon and exaggerating, you want to capture something true about the person. David Horsey capturecartoondraw Change image and share on social
I'm skeptical of the 'go local' approach to cartooning to preserve your job. David Horsey approachcartoonjob Change image and share on social
In a world of cell phones and satellite feeds - a world in which the president can sit in the White House situation room and watch a military action unfold on the other side of the world - it is not realistic to expect TV news to be anything but what it has become: a ceaseless flow of words and images that may or may not be accurate. David Horsey accurateactionceaseless share on social
I've been a fascinated observer of grand public funerals since I was a kid, starting with the life-altering black-and-white images of President John F. Kennedy's funeral. David Horsey alterblackfascinate Change image and share on social
If a gigantic asteroid were barreling toward impact with our planet, you can bet there would be at least a few members of Congress who would insist on leaving it alone, either because they would see it as a warning shot from the Almighty or because a mining company with a savvy team of lobbyists had laid claim to the big rock. David Horsey almightyasteroidbarreling share on social
As long as anger, paranoia and misinformation drive our political debate, there are unhinged souls among us who will feel justified in turning to violent remedies for imagined threats. David Horsey angerdebatedrive Change image and share on social
When, in his first inaugural address, Ronald Reagan famously said government is the problem, not the solution, he established the Republican mantra that has not changed in all the years since. It was a clever bit of rhetoric, but it has turned too many Republicans into economic simpletons. David Horsey addressbitechange share on social
If political cartoonists continue to rely on newspapers, we may be in serious trouble. It's a very transferable form of journalism, though - it works great on Web sites. David Horsey cartoonistcontinueform Change image and share on social
A couple of websites I've come across credit the 'New York Times' for reporting that 12,000 women a year are arrested for breastfeeding in public. I could not confirm that number with a quick search, but even 1,200 would be too many - or even 12. David Horsey 000arrestbreastfeed share on social