Jul
13
2023
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May
31
2023
May
24
2023
This political cartoon by Christopher Weyant, dated May 24, 2023, features a vast cemetery with rows of white tombstones under a clear sky. Two ornate arches divide the scene: one labeled 'Died Defending Our Freedom' and the other 'Died By Gun Violence For No Reason At All.' A man in a blue suit and a woman in purple hold flowers, standing back-to-back, each facing a side. The red title 'Lest We Forget' looms above. Drawing on Memorial Day themes, the image juxtaposes veterans' sacrifices in war with civilian gun deaths from school shootings and mass shooters. It critiques gun control failures, AR15 proliferation, Congress inaction, and NRA sway, urging remembrance of all needless losses.
Oct
3
2022
Jun
16
2021
A father explains on the family sofa: Juneteenth is the day we celebrate the end of slavery in America, and the beginning of the Republicans denying the effects of it. A newspaper behind them shows voter suppression and Critical Race Theory ban headlines.
Jun
17
2020
A crowd tears down a statue of OLD RACIST HISTORY while a massive stone monument labeled SYSTEMIC RACISM looms nearby, clearing its throat with AHEM. Weyant June 2020 cartoon argues that focusing on Confederate statues and symbolic racism misses the structural racism that dwarfs it.
Jun
5
2019
Christopher Weyant's 2019 cartoon shows Trump swinging a tariffs-labeled club at a Mexico-themed piñata, while a beaten Uncle Sam lies on the ground, hat fallen, speaking about Mexico's endurance. The image captures trade tensions with China and Canada in mind, using the big stick metaphor for beating that backfires on the American consumer. Debris scatters around the striped figure, emphasizing self-inflicted taxes through tariffs. The wall isn't visible, but the satire points to broader policy fallout.
