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Jun
5
2019
Steve Sack's 2019 cartoon portrays Trump as Tariffzilla, a Godzilla-inspired beast with the president's distinctive hair, unleashing destructive fire. Below, a chain of small white elephants, symbols of the Republican party, ascend a ladder to splash water from buckets onto the monster's foot, suggesting futile efforts against overwhelming tariff policies. The title 'Tariffzilla King of the Monsters' ties into trade war themes with Mexico over immigration and migrants. This sharp satire captures the chaos of Trump's tariff threats, blending monster movie tropes with political commentary on border issues. The image underscores how such policies loom large, dwarfing party attempts to mitigate damage.
May
16
2019
A two-panel cartoon contrasts Lindsey Graham's past criticism of Donald Trump with his later support. The left panel shows the senator recalling calling Trump unfit. The right panel depicts him as a rubber stamp labeled with his name and Trump. The piece comments on Graham's changed stance during the 2019 period.
May
7
2019
The cartoon shows a mustached man in a blue suit and red tie, balancing a teetering stack of bowls in shades of red, orange, and yellow, each labeled with words like corrupcion, derechos humanos, oposicion, pobreza, crisis humanitaria, sin comida, and economia. Liquid spills from the bowls as he leans forward, one foot raised toward a sharp saw blade on the ground. The image captures a sense of imbalance and impending fall, with the artist's signature 'arcadio' at the top. Tags like Maduro, dictadura, ecomomia, Latino America, and Venezuela frame the visible elements of stacked troubles. No hidden meanings jump out; it's straightforward visual metaphor for overload. Dry humor lies in the absurdity of the juggle.
Sep
28
2018
The cartoon shows Senator Lindsey Graham transformed into the Hulk, ripping through his suit with an angry expression. Two smaller figures stand to the right holding a paper. The scene references the 2018 Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination process. Graham, a key Republican on the Judiciary Committee, defended the nominee during contentious hearings. The visual uses the Hulk metaphor to illustrate Graham's forceful response to opposition.
Aug
21
2018
A NO EXIT two-panel strip compares plantation slavery to modern agricultural labor. Past: pick cotton or get beaten to death. Present: pick fruit or get fired and starve. Singer's choice framing rebrands coercion as freedom while the underlying compulsion remains identical.
