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

Up the creek without a deal

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

April 21, 2023

Disassembly required

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

April 20, 2023

The devil’s in the details

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

April 18, 2023

China syndrome

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

April 14, 2023

That was then, this is now

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

April 13, 2023

Luck in River City

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

April 11, 2023

The pillars of democracy

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

April 7, 2023

Polls apart

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

April 6, 2023

The sound of silence

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

April 4, 2023

Before the deluge

A cartoon by Michael de Adder.

March 31, 2023