Phil Hands
@phil-hands.bsky.social
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A cartoonist for a newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin.
Barack Obama reminds America what a president is supposed to sound like in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Bucky Badgers drops the booms in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Inflation shrinks Father’s Day feast in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane celebrate Make Music Madison in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Donald Trump loses his shirt in deal with Iran in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Madison home prices go "Up" faster than area incomes in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Tom Tiffany throttles past the Democratic competition in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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I was honored to be asked to give the commencement speech for Monona Grove High School this year. You can check out my brief remarks below.
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Phil Hands delivers commencement speech
Wisconsin State Journal political cartoonist gives advice to graduates of Monona Grove High School on June 7, 2026
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Larger than life -- My cartoon tribute to Boys and Girls Club CEO Michael Johnson, who tragically passed away.
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The Chicago Bears get shipped to Indiana in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Emperor Trump gives the people bread and circuses in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Madison teachers get deputized as cellphone police in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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A new zoo resident could be tasked with approving Dane County data centers in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Oscar Fox and Lewis Cranse discuss a surprising Marquette Poll in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Voters are collateral damage of redistricting battles in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Yard sign protests Madison's independent police monitor in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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The beer that made Milwaukee famous is no more in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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The Watertown School Board tries to snare woke notes by banning a song in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Shrinkflation is Donald Trump's solution to high gas prices in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Even the Monopoly man can’t afford a home in Madison, in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Jim Comey’s indictment is a shell game in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Comey’s indictment is a shell game in Phil Hands’ cartoon
Wisconsin State Journal cartoonist Phil Hands draws a cartoon about President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice bringing charges against former FBI Director James Comey for posting a picture of sea...
https://madison.com/opinion/cartoon/article_95e741e9-2f71-4be4-8f21-89d8e0e374fc.html
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Supreme Court smashes Voting Rights Act in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Republican state lawmakers abandon ship in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Ridglan Farm beagles are free at last in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Rising costs for war in Iran are blowing up the national debt in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Mr. Burns joins protests for pups at Ridglan Farms in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
#TheSimpsons
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Iran joins protests against wind turbines in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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The Crazylegs Classic creates consternation in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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The Strait of Hormuz drives Donald Trump insane(r) in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Madison's police oversight agency is reduced to rubble in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Check out my latest cartoon about tornado season in Wisconsin.
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Baseball-sized hail hits Madison's Mendota Marsh in this week's local comic strip.
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Here's my cartoon about Donald Trump and Jesus Christ.
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Gas signs advertise something else in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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UW athletic director Chris McIntosh abandons ship in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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UW System President Jay Rothman gets fired in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Donald Trump wants credit for not annihilating a whole civilization in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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My latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal wonders what will be completed first, a base on the moon or the Madison Public Market?
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U.S. troops are trapped in Trump’s quagmire in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Just like the Easter Bunny, nonpartisan candidates for the Wisconsin Supreme Court don't exist in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Snoopy protests Dane County breeding facility in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
#ridglanfarms
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Oscar Fox and Lewis Crane discuss the war in Iran in a recent Mendota Marsh comic strip for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Oscar Fox prepares for spring break in this week's Mendota Marsh comic strip for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Developers go NIMBY on new UW-Madison dormitories in my cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Madison Property taxpayers don't have the luck of the Irish in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Better late than never: Amtrak will hopefully, finally be rolling into Madison soon. Check out my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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"Peace president" won't stop bombing until he gets his prize in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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Wisconsin's school funding formula is too complicated for anyone to understand in my cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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As usual, Donald Trump's State of the Union address was style over substance. Check out my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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If you don’t like the weather in Mendota Marsh, just wait a minute. Check out my latest comic strip for the Wisconsin State Journal.
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