st peter
Apr
22
2025
Rick McKee's cartoon captures the chaos of Trump's trade war, with a red graph line soaring then crashing down, arrow pointing to a caricatured Trump dropping his pants and shouting 'TAKE THAT!!' The quote from Peter Navarro about the market trying to find its bottom plays on the double meaning, highlighting stock market turmoil from tariffs on China, Mexico, EU, Vietnam, Japan, and UK. This visual pun underscores the economic fallout, blending humor with critique of policy impacts on the Dow. The image stays sharp, using clear lines and bold colors to drive home the satire on trade tensions.
Dec
19
2024
Peter Kuper delivers a sharp political cartoon titled 'Identified Flying Objects,' flipping the UFO script by showcasing mundane sky travelers: a figure suspended upside down on a zip line, a kite with a grin and tiny arms, and a baseball soaring toward a catcher's mitt marked 'NY.' This piece skewers the drone craze and conspiracy theories swirling around recent aerial sightings, reminding viewers that not every dot in the sky signals alien invasion or government plots. With dry humor, it grounds wild speculations in everyday reality, using simple panels to puncture overblown fears. Tags like UFO sightings, drone craze, conspiracy theories, political cartoon, Peter Kuper, and aerial mysteries keep it relevant in today's paranoia-fueled news cycle.
