Michael de Adder

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Editorial cartoonist

Education: Mount Allison University

Michael de Adder is a political cartoonist for The Washington Post. De Adder was born in Moncton, NB, in 1967 and a graduate of Mount Allison University with a degree in Fine Arts. He has been nominated for six National Newspaper Awards including being nominated in 2021, has been shortlisted for the Reuben, won the Association of American Editorial Cartoonist's Golden Spike Award and is the winner of the 2020 Herblock Prize for editorial cartooning. Michael's work has been featured on everything from CNN and NBC to Counterpoint and The Lincoln Project. He currently lives in Nova Scotia, t
Latest from Michael de Adder

Lost in translation

Michael de Adder cartoons on cocaine at the White House, Yevgeniy Prigozhin and Supreme Court ethics

July 7, 2023

Action sequence

Michael de Adder cartoons on Paris protests, Indiana Jones and affirmative action

June 30, 2023

Branching out

Michael de Adder cartoon on Biden, Alito and McCarthy missteps

June 23, 2023

Masters of disasters

Michael de Adder cartoon on Ticketmaster, beer and Trump

June 16, 2023

Coming out in the wash

Michael de Adder cartoon on sportswashing, whitewashing and brainwashing.

June 9, 2023

Double vision

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

June 2, 2023

A living memorial

A cartoon by Michael de Adder

May 26, 2023

Tina Turner’s royal treatment

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

May 25, 2023

Banish the thought

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

May 23, 2023

Money talks

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

May 11, 2023