On June 29, 2026, Joe Heller's cartoon depicts Uncle Sam, the Statue of Liberty, Benjamin Franklin, and a bald eagle debating elaborate names for America's 250th anniversary. Proposals range from semiquincentennial and sestercentennial to quarter millennium and bisesquicentennial. The group ultimately agrees on the straightforward greeting Happy Birthday, America, accompanied by a 250th banner. The exchange highlights the challenge of selecting a fitting term for the milestone tied to the 1776 founding.
Taylor Jones draws a sharp contrast in this cartoon, with a pope-like figure in white robes and glasses, hands clasped, delivering the Sermon on the Mount line from Matthew 5:9 about blessed peacemakers being children of God. Beside him stands a blonde-haired man in a suit, halo above, mouth open in response, twisting John 3:16 to claim the Strait of Hormuz as a divine gift, or soon to be, labeled Don 3:16. The piece nods to Catholic Church teachings against a backdrop of Persian Gulf tensions, war in Iran, and oil exports disruptions. It's a dry poke at how leaders bend scripture for geopolitical gains, like controlling the Strait of Hormuz to spike crude prices. Vatican serenity meets brash claims, all in watercolor style on purple background.
Ratt's cartoon captures Easter in America 2026 with a gas pump standing in for the central cross on a Calvary hill, showing $4.00 on its display and the text 'It is Risen' above, playing on rising gas prices. Tags like Easter, gas prices, oil, Iran war, and Strait of Hormuz suggest a future where geopolitical tensions drive fuel costs skyward. The artwork uses simple lines and a sunset background to evoke the biblical scene, but replaces resurrection with economic pain. This satire highlights how global events, including potential conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, could lead to exorbitant oil prices by 2026. The dry humor underscores American dependence on foreign oil, making the cartoon timely and shareable amid ongoing energy debates.
The cartoon published March 23, 2025, shows Nikola Tesla disavowing any link to Elon Musk or the Tesla company. The inventor points to Musk standing by a Cybertruck while declaring the boy is not wired proper.
John Darkow's 2024 cartoon shows a simple cemetery scene with a prominent gravestone labeled 'FALLEN' and topped with a cross, accompanied by an American flag flown upside down, a signal of distress in flag protocol. Surrounded by green grass, trees, and other headstones, the image carries the caption 'Honoring Those Who Made The Ultimate Sacrifice...With Proper Flag Protocol.' This piece uses tags like flag, Stars and Stripes, flag protocol, sacrifice, fallen, and honoring to blend solemn remembrance with a pointed commentary on contemporary flag usage, evoking dry humor in its straightforward depiction of inverted patriotism amid a peaceful backdrop.
