Tobacco-related deaths in the United States continue to surpass combined fatalities from major 20th-century conflicts. The piece uses a veterans cemetery motif to underscore that ongoing public health crisis and argues for greater recognition of smoking as a leading cause of preventable mortality.
The cartoon depicts the White House with a figure inquiring about additional wars needed for a Nobel Peace Prize. The response lists Chicago, Memphis and Los Angeles as the remaining conflicts, referencing 2025 National Guard and ICE operations in those cities alongside ongoing Middle East developments.
The cartoon depicts flags of Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana and Missouri mounted on coat hangers against a yellow background. The title reads Coat-Hanger States of America. State flags carry slogans such as In A Baptist God We Trust and Judicial Activism. The image responds to May 2019 passage of strict abortion measures including Alabama's near-total ban and Georgia's six-week heartbeat bill. These laws revived national debate over Roe v. Wade and access to reproductive services in Southern states.
