Drawn to Extremes: The Use and Abuse of Editorial Cartoons in the United States

In this single-issue 2004 graphic essay from Columbia University Press, Drawn to Extremes examines the history and cultural impact of American editorial cartooning, from its earliest practitioners to the controversies of the modern era. The book, written and illustrated by a team of scholars and cartoonists, argues for the medium's vital role in political discourse while confronting its capacity for offensive and divisive imagery. It remains a concise, thoughtful primer on the power and peril of drawing in the public square.