Michael Ramirez is a two-time winner of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in 1994 and 2008, the 2015 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year and a three-time Sigma Delta Chi, Society of Professional Journalism Award winner and the 2022 OPC winner.
Michael Ramirez is the editorial Cartoonist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and is internationally syndicated by Creators Syndicate.
“An editorial cartoon is not just a funny picture,” says internationally known editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez. “It is a powerful instrument of journalism, sometimes sharp and refined, its message cutting quickly to the point, and other times, blunt and overpowering, seizing the readers’ attention with its dark imagery.”
Ramirez is a Lincoln Fellow, and an honorary member of Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society. He has won almost every major journalism award in America. Michael is the recipient of the prestigious UCI Medal from the University of California, Irvine and is the author of two books, Everyone Has the Right to My Opinion and Give Me Liberty or Give Me Obamacare.
Michael Ramirez’s work is seen world-wide through Creators Syndicate. The former editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times, Ramirez’s cartoons have been featured on BBC, CNN, Fox News, and Fox Business and seen in USA Today, the Washington Post, the New York Times, Time Magazine, and US News and World Report and daily at www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/michael-ramirez/ and www.michaelpramirez.com.
Quotes from the judges of the 2023 Herblock Prize:
From Signe Wilkinson:
"While he damaged the souls of our liberal judges, Michael Ramirez crisply defended his conservative views with masterfully assured artwork and gleeful critiques of our cities' pro-criminal laws to Hunter Biden messing his Dad's oval office to illustrating the difference between equality and equity. His most poignant was a simple, empty lifeguard chair labeled "Internet" with no lifeguard for the children's pool." She added, "Even I, a cranky feminazi liberal, admired Michael's assured style and forthright dissection of much liberal orthodoxy."
From Steve Artley:
"Michael Ramirez's submissions for this year's Herblock awards clearly demonstrate his mastery of blending political satire with stunning imagery."
From Lalo Alcaraz:
"Michael Ramirez is an incredible craftsman, he bends ink to his will and produces intricate designs that are unparalleled. I hardly ever agree with his politics, but this portfolio has broad appeal and beautiful art."
Herb Block is among the world’s best known and most admired political cartoonists. Born on October 13, 1909, the native Chicagoan spent his 72-year career fighting against abuses of the powerful.