David Green opened Hobby Lobby in 1972 and built it into a major chain while declaring God owns the company. The business faced repeated controversies including a 2014 Supreme Court case on health care mandates and a 2017 Bible Museum scandal involving smuggled Iraqi artifacts that resulted in a $3 million fine. The piece presents these events as a pattern of legal and ethical issues tied to the company's evangelical leadership.
Zapiro's June 2026 cartoon shows an e-troll fleeing a Johannesburg toll plaza with a sack of cash while a grandmother reads the tale to children. The image references ongoing disputes over Gauteng's electronic toll system and missing revenue. The upper panel depicts the toll gantry and city skyline with the troll escaping. The lower panel shows the domestic bedtime scene with the book titled Joburg Tales. The cartoon uses a children's story format to highlight public frustration with the toll collection process.
A woman seated before an old television hears a report of valuable items stolen from the Louvre. Across the room a man in casual clothes holds a jeweled crown overhead and calls out about his eBay purchase. The cartoon links the museum robbery directly to an online marketplace transaction inside a suburban home. Dated October 21 2025 the image comments on the immediate aftermath of the Paris theft. The visual contrast between the broadcast and the domestic moment forms the central joke.
The White House appears in an image with a speech bubble declaring a gold crown stolen. A truck displaying a crossed-out crown and the words NO KINGS sits nearby with a ladder against the building. An American flag flies from the roof. The scene references a recent claim of theft involving royal symbols at the executive mansion.
