2018 - January
23 comics.
The Overthrow of Hawaii – Part One: Aloha Oe
Tomorrow will mark the 125th anniversary of the overthrow of Hawaii. In honor of America’s first major experiment into imperialism, join Two Party Opera all this week for a history of government takeovers, betraying allies, constitutional monarchies, and fun!
Quotable Quotes
on January 15, 2018
We love to remember Martin Luther King Jr. for his support of nonviolent protest, without ever reminding ourselves of the other things he supported.
Putting the Gerry back in Gerrymander
on January 10, 2018
Gerrymandering, the process of redrawing the district lines for political advantage, was first coined in an editorial cartoon criticizing then-governor of Massachusetts and future Vice President, Elbridge Gerry (pronounced “Gary”) for approving a district map with a boundary so bent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Forgotten Know-Nothing Voter
on January 9, 2018
The Know-Nothing movement came to fruition in the mid-1850s as a secret society that believed that a Catholic invasion was taking over the United States through an influx of Irish and German immigrants. The name comes from when members stated[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Very Strict, Zero Deaths
Despite the fact that there hasn’t been any commercial aviation deaths in the last few years nor any new regulations on commercial aviation safety standards this year, Trump took credit for this being the “best and safest year on record.”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nuclear Button
Today’s comic isn’t so much of a joke as it is something that Lyndon Johnson actually gave as an answer to why we were meddling in Vietnam. Reminds me of something that happened more recently. Can’t quite put my stubby[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
