heading
Nov
29
2022
A cartoon published November 29, 2022, illustrates research from USA Today on soccer players and IQ. Players heading the ball ten or more times per game average 103 IQ. Those heading once or less average 112. The image shows one player with a damaged head and another preparing to head the ball. The piece highlights potential cognitive impacts from repeated heading in soccer.
Aug
24
2022
John Darkow's cartoon shows a helicopter approaching a grand yacht called Moneybags, complete with an American flag waving, while bold text declares that all those new IRS agents are coming after you, knowing where the money is. A tiny inflatable boat labeled middle class holds a family of three, paddling in the water nearby. The scene captures the essence of IRS agents targeting wealthy tax evaders, contrasting the opulent vessel against the modest raft. This IRS hiring satire underscores debates around the Inflation Reduction Act, with the helicopter symbolizing swift enforcement on big money. The dry humor in the composition points to tax policy inequality, making it a sharable piece of political commentary.
Apr
27
2021
Feb
5
2018
Osmani Simanca's 2018 cartoon depicts Donald Trump in a sequence of devolution: starting as a pudgy, naked humanoid with signature hair, holding a tiny club, then growing fur and a tail, eventually becoming a full monkey brandishing a large 'Monroe Doctrine' bat while advancing toward a sign labeled 'Latin America.' The imagery skewers the Trump administration's apparent revival of the Monroe Doctrine, tying into tags like Latin America, Donald Trump, Venezuela, Cuba, Secretary of State, and Rex Tillerson. This satirical take highlights concerns over interventionist policies, rendered in a simple, exaggerated style that amplifies the primal, regressive nature of such diplomacy.
