Political cartoon

An ===editorial cartoon===, also known as a political cartoon is an illustration or comic strip containing a political or social message.

Editorial cartoons can be very diverse, but there is a certain established style among most of them. Most editorial cartoons use visual metaphors to explain complicated political situtations, and thus sum up a current event with a humorous picture.

Over the years, certain common metaphors and symbols have been repeatedly used by many different cartoonists. Examples include the use of a Donkey to represent the American Democratic Party, Uncle Sam to represent the United States, a dragon to represent China, and so forth.

Editorial cartoons can usually be found on the editorial page of most newspapers, althought some, like Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury are found on the regular comics page.