Tom Homan, a key figure in immigration enforcement, drew scrutiny in mid-2026 over inflammatory statements as reports of deaths in ICE custody continued. The piece portrays him dismissing concerns while profiting, arguing that such rhetoric must cease to address accountability in detention practices.
The cartoon by Dick Wright depicts a cemetery where tombstones complain about DOGE cutting social security benefits and questions voting rights. It responds to the 2025 launch of the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk to reduce federal waste and spending under the Trump administration.
This political cartoon by Christopher Weyant, dated May 24, 2023, features a vast cemetery with rows of white tombstones under a clear sky. Two ornate arches divide the scene: one labeled 'Died Defending Our Freedom' and the other 'Died By Gun Violence For No Reason At All.' A man in a blue suit and a woman in purple hold flowers, standing back-to-back, each facing a side. The red title 'Lest We Forget' looms above. Drawing on Memorial Day themes, the image juxtaposes veterans' sacrifices in war with civilian gun deaths from school shootings and mass shooters. It critiques gun control failures, AR15 proliferation, Congress inaction, and NRA sway, urging remembrance of all needless losses.
A green ghoul wearing a patched suit and a shirt labeled 2016 ELECTION stands in a graveyard under a full moon, declaring it will keep the spirit alive after Halloween. The October 28 2016 cartoon by Rick McKee captures the ugly persistence of that year's presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton just days before voting.
On October 22, 2009, Bob Englehart's cartoon shows a suburban couple on their front porch at night. Three tombstones labeled MY JOB, MY HOUSE and MY CAR stand in the yard next to jack-o'-lanterns. The woman tells her husband to take the decorations down because they are too scary. The image captures public anxiety over widespread job losses, foreclosures and repossessions during the Great Recession.
