On January 14 2025 a cartoon depicts two men at a bar discussing the economic shock of import tariffs. The exchange focuses on the sudden awareness that duties on foreign goods drive up everyday costs. This reflects ongoing debates over trade policy and its effects on inflation and consumer spending.
The June 2018 cartoon by Steve Sack shows President Donald Trump in a submarine periscope view ordering a torpedo fired at a cargo ship labeled TRADE after being told it belongs to an ally. The image responds to Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs imposed on Canada, the European Union and other trading partners that month. Those tariffs disrupted longstanding alliances and prompted retaliatory measures while negotiations over NAFTA continued. The visual frames the policy as self-inflicted damage to friendly commerce.
