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Apr
29
2025
An elderly couple reads newspapers in their living room and reacts with surprise to a political cartoon about high egg prices. The scene captures public frustration with grocery costs and media coverage of inflation in late April 2025. The man points out the cartoon while the woman questions what topics will come next.
Feb
4
2025
On February 4, 2025, John Cole's cartoon portrays Donald Trump as a brain worm emerging from the head of a Republican elephant. The elephant clutches a document noting RFK Jr.'s nomination advanced by the Senate Finance Committee.
On July 30, 2024, the cartoon depicts Founding Fathers finalizing the Constitution. They affirm three branches of government and reject kings. One then questions whether to address weirdos explicitly in the document.
May
22
2022
Randall Enos captures the absurdity of government UFO disclosures in this 2022 cartoon, where a wide-eyed alien apologizes to what appears to be a row of green-headed listeners for not having advanced enough technology to provide a clear image of an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The screen shows a blurry black dot over a blue expanse, highlighting the frustration with vague evidence presented in real House Permanent Select Committee hearings chaired by Adam Schiff. Tags like UFO, flying saucers, and aliens underscore the satirical take on congressional probes into extraterrestrial sightings, poking fun at the persistent mystery and poor quality of UAP footage that fuels public skepticism and conspiracy theories.
Sep
28
2020
The cartoon shows a Republican elephant figure confronting a mail carrier who admits to discovering ballots from 2008. This visual responds to 2020 debates over expanded mail-in voting and potential fraud during the presidential election. Concerns centered on postal service reliability and delayed or mishandled ballots.
May
15
2020
A political cartoon published May 15, 2020, shows the United States Postal Service logo grasping a 2020 presidential ballot while a speech bubble proclaims it will save the day. The image highlights the service's role in handling mail-in ballots during the coronavirus pandemic. At the time, states expanded absentee voting options ahead of the November election to reduce in-person contact. The cartoon supports the Postal Service as essential to voter participation. It reflects debates over funding and capacity for increased mail ballot volume.
Apr
29
2020
The cartoon shows Uncle Sam, dressed in stars and stripes with a white mask, walking beside a vast black wall inscribed with 'COVID-19 DEATHS' and countless names, stretching toward the Washington Monument at sunset. Green fields and a chain fence line the path. Tags like Covid, Coronavirus, Pandemic, Deaths, Memorial, Wall weave into this visual commentary on national tragedy, drawing a clear parallel to the Vietnam War memorial without words. The image captures a moment of reflection amid the ongoing crisis, with Uncle Sam's hand touching the wall, emphasizing the human cost.
Jan
15
2020
