Political cartoons for May 18 | The Week

This cartoon is drawn to resemble a chance card from the Monopoly board game. It depicts Donald Trump as a thief carrying a bag of money. It reads, &ldquo;Your I.R.S. and your justice department settle lawsuit in your favor. Collect $10B from taxpayers.&rdquo;

A male politician with a brief case is being interviewed in a hallway. He says, &ldquo;All men may be created equal, but their voting districts aren&rsquo;t.&rdquo;

Donald Trump sits at the dinner table with Lai Ching-te, the leader of Taiwan. Lai turns to a waiter and says, &ldquo;I did not order the orange chicken!...&rdquo;

This cartoon depicts a farm underneath a bright sun. The artist has noted its &ldquo;With thanks to Arthur Rothstein&rdquo; the noted photographer who often captured American farmers during the depression. In this image, a sign notes that farm bankruptcies have increased 46% and this farm is having a foreclosure auction. Its towers of grain have been replaced by towers that note fertilizer costs, loss of markets, tariffs and climate change. A male farmer speaks to his son and says, &ldquo;They&rsquo;ll appreciate us when they start getting hungry.&rdquo;

Donald Trump squirts a bottle of lighter fluid labeled &ldquo;War-Fueled Inflation&rdquo; onto a flaming charcoal grill. The fire erupts and torches Uncle Sam as Trump says, &ldquo;Did I mention we have the hottest economy?&rdquo;

A dragon named &ldquo;The 1%&rdquo; looks satisfied as it sits atop a pile of gold coins and treasure chests. It says, &ldquo;Pro tip: You can borrow against the value of your hoard to fund a lavish lifestyle without ever triggering a taxable event.&rdquo;

Donald Trump and a male medical doctor look at a screen showing a side view of Trump&rsquo;s brain. The doctor points at it and says, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s your problem! Brain spurs.&rdquo;

A dirty hand with long, sharp fingernails is labeled &ldquo;Communism&rdquo;. It stamps out the final ashes from a 1959 Cuban cigar on top of a file of ashes that resemble skeletons and skulls.

A small-handed Donald Trump points as he yells, &ldquo;Iran, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, or I&rsquo;ll do to you what I&rsquo;m doing to America!!!&rdquo;

This cartoon is titled &ldquo;Gapitalism&rdquo;. At left, the stereotypical rich guy from monopoly wears a top hat and tuxedo as he stands atop a cliff next to a neatly-stacked pile of cash and gold coins. He waves goodbye across a gap toward another cliff, where a group of regular people stand with their backs to him.

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