A jewelry store scene places an open egg carton between ring displays. The customer asks the clerk if she can take something out. The image responds to 2025 price spikes in groceries tied to tariffs and supply issues. Egg prices feature prominently in recent economic reports. The visual places everyday food items in a luxury setting to underscore cost pressures on households.
R.J. Matson's IRS staff reductions cartoon shows a postal worker hauling a huge blue bag marked 'TAX RETURNS' and 'United States Postal Service' up grand steps to a columned building signed 'DOGE IRS Internal Revenue Service.' An older man in a suit at the top yells, 'Didn't anyone tell you? Nobody works here anymore!' Papers spill from the bag as the worker climbs. This dry humor piece captures government understaffing with a sharp, insider poke at federal bureaucracy, blending tax season frustration with visual satire on empty offices. The Doge meme twist on the IRS logo adds a layer of modern absurdity to the scene.
The illustration shows the interior of a stone tomb with the entrance open to a bright sky. A white sign on the right wall reads HE is RISEN! in red letters. Folded linens rest on a ledge in the foreground. Outside, stone steps lead toward a hill with three crosses visible against the horizon. The date of April 4 2025 places the image near the Easter season. The work focuses on the biblical account of the resurrection without additional figures or text.
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.
The cartoon displays three altered government posters under the heading Updated Government Posters. The left panel shows the familiar see something say something message above a note that no one remains to answer calls. The center panel depicts Smokey Bear gripping a chainsaw with text stating only you can prevent forest fires and literally we let everyone else go. The right panel shows Uncle Sam pointing forward while instructing viewers to submit lists of five accomplishments or face termination. These images respond to the February 2025 DOGE initiative led by Elon Musk and the Trump administration that directed agencies including the FBI, CDC, FDA, National Park Service, and USAID to reduce staff and submit productivity reports.
The image depicts a university graduation scene with a speaker in cap and gown at a wooden podium under a spotlight against a dark background. Rows of empty purple chairs occupy the lower half. The speech bubble reads YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT. Title UNIVERSITY GRADUATION 2024 appears at top with artist signature at bottom right.
On March 30, 2024, a cartoon depicts two children discovering a nearly empty Easter basket on a suburban lawn. A large speech bubble labeled SHRINKFLATION!! erupts from the boy. An Easter rabbit hops into the distance carrying a basket with eggs. The image ties directly to ongoing public discussion of rising prices and reduced product sizes during the spring holiday season.
