decisions
Sep
29
2025
In a cartoon published September 29 2025 two girls converse in a sandbox about Halloween plans. The child on the right states she wanted to dress as a clown but her parents feared Trump would take it personally. The background includes playground equipment and greenery under a clear sky. The image references ongoing political tensions around the former and potential future president. Artist Christopher Weyant signed the work for the Boston Globe.
Sep
22
2025
The cartoon shows large hailstones marked Trump tariffs raining down on a soybean farm, cracking a red barn and striking silos labeled soybean farmers. This visual responds to ongoing 2025 trade policies affecting U.S. agriculture and export markets.
Sep
12
2025
This political cartoon features a Supreme Court justice kneeling before an ice chest, symbolizing a critique of the justice system through humor. The use of an ice chest in the cartoon serves as a metaphor for the cold, perhaps unchanging nature of judicial decisions. By employing political satire and judicial humor, the cartoonist offers a humorous yet pointed commentary on the current state of the justice system.
Aug
18
2025
This political cartoon critiques the GOP stance on immigration policy, particularly regarding dreamers. It depicts an elephant, symbolizing the Republican Party, popping the dream bubble of a young immigrant aspiring for U.S. citizenship. The satire highlights the dashed hopes of dreamers, emphasizing the political commentary on immigration reform and the conservative viewpoint on DACA.
Jul
14
2025
The cartoon adapts the Gadsden flag by replacing the snake's typical staff with a medical caduceus split into Medi and Caid wings. A red cap tops the snake, which coils around a blue-and-yellow pole on green grass. Large text at the bottom declares Don't Cover Me. The image responds to ongoing discussions about Medicaid reductions and their effects on rural hospitals and healthcare access. The visual ties the liberty symbol to coverage concerns under proposed legislation.
Jun
17
2025
The cartoon depicts a U.S. Congress Joint Resolution of War document being crushed beneath the treads of a green tank that is firing a shell. Published June 17 2025 the image responds to reports of President Trump demanding total surrender from Iran and related discussions of military action without prior congressional approval.
Apr
11
2025
Alexandra Bowman's cartoon captures the stock market turmoil under Trump policies, showing caricatures of Trump, Elon Musk, and JD Vance gleefully riding a rocket down a crashing graph line marked with IRAs, stocks, 401ks, and pension funds. The NYSE sign declares 'You Must Be This Rich to Ride,' piled with money bags, satirizing how tariffs and Republican strategies favor the wealthy while everyday investments and retirement savings take a dive over an extremely short time period. The 'WHEEE!' shout adds dry humor to the volatile Wall Street scene, poking at MAGA's high-risk economic ride.
Mar
30
2025
On March 30 2025 the Boston Globe published a cartoon by Christopher Weyant showing RFK Jr. in an HHS uniform walking away from home plate with an axe while a teammate holds a shattered bat. The catcher delivers the line about hitting more with less. The image responds to proposed cuts and staff reductions at the Department of Health and Human Services during the early months of the second Trump administration.
Mar
15
2025
The March 2025 cartoon by John Darkow shows the ship America sinking while Tesla vehicles including a Cybertruck are thrown overboard. The image updates the Boston Tea Party to reference recent backlash against Elon Musk and Tesla linked to DOGE initiatives and tariffs under the Trump administration. Buyers remorse and anxiety appear as the central visual theme.
Feb
19
2025
A three-panel cartoon shows a panicked man fearing immigrant job theft on the left, a split-face Elon Musk figure labeled DODGY pointing and declaring YOU'RE FIRED in the center, and the same man claiming I WAS RIGHT on the right. The image responds to the February 2025 launch of DOGE efficiency efforts targeting federal agencies including USAID, CDC and others. It uses visual contrast to underscore shifting sources of employment disruption for government workers.
