Early on New Year’s Day, a Texas man allegedly motivated by ISIS drove a pickup truck onto Bourbon Street in New Orleans, mowing down dozens of pedestrians. There were fourteen fatalities. The driver was shot and killed by police.
This week’s editorial cartoon gallery features Walt Handelsman of the New Orleans Times-Picayune/The Advocate as the first commentator on his hometown tragedy. The broken heart at the heart of New Orleans culture is the breaking news.
Nick Anderson points out that even though the attacker may have acted alone, the terrorist group’s covert presence was not absent. According to the man on the adjacent barstool, a Trump supporter of Bill Bramhall attributes the attack to our open border with Texas. Handelsman once more demonstrates the city’s determination to confront terrorism head-on.
When former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100, editorial cartoonists came together to pay their respects. Rosalynn Carter is seen welcoming Jimmy in heaven by Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Carter’s hometown newspaper. A recurring motif is the Pearly Gates. This also applies to Carter’s work constructing homes for Habitat for Humanity. A life of service is the name given to Drew Sheneman’s humble hammer. In regard to the historic Camp David pacts between Egypt and Israel, Jack Ohman views Carter as a farmer who sowed peace.
Elon Musk’s support for tech worker work visas, the GOP takeover of Congress, and the arrival of 2025 are some of the other big items covered in this week’s editorial cartoon gallery.
Mike Luckovich, Steve Breen, and Michael Ramirez of Creators Syndicate, as well as Jack Ohman, Nick Anderson, Bill Bramhall, Dana Summers, Drew Sheneman, Scott Stantis, Walt Handelsman, David Horsey, Phil Hands, Joel Pett, and Joey Weatherford of Tribune Content Agency, drew the cartoons.
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