us gun culture
May
24
2022
The May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 children and two teachers dead, prompting renewed national debate over gun laws. President Biden addressed the nation as lawmakers weighed background checks and assault weapon restrictions. The cartoon frames the incident as another repetition in an unbroken pattern of gun violence.
May
21
2022
Bruce Plante's cartoon shows a green-skinned alien relaxing in a beach chair under a yellow-and-blue umbrella outside Area 51, sipping a drink and conversing with a overweight man wearing a red MAGA cap and holding a beer. The alien questions if people call the man crazy for thinking he was abducted by aliens, but the man responds that his conviction is about all democrats being pedophiles. Set in a desert landscape with buildings and a flag in the background, the scene captures dry humor in political satire. The artwork pokes at conspiracy theories popular among some right-wing groups, with the alien's deadpan expression contrasting the man's casual stance. Elements like the cooler and relaxed poses add to the absurd, everyday feel of outlandish beliefs.
