Whether he’s skewering Republicans or Democrats, Jon Richards always has a sharp eye for the political hypocrisy of the moment.
Political cartoonist Jon Richards has an old school style but a new school sensibility. Whether he’s skewering Republicans or Democrats, he always has a sharp eye for the political hypocrisy of the moment. Here are a few of our favorite Richards cartoons of 2021.
![Matt Gaetz, insurrectionists](https://whowhatwhy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image1-58.jpg)
Republicans in Congress Vie for Kyle Rittenhouse’s Services
Yes, it’s true: Republicans are ready to compete to have Kyle Rittenhouse as a congressional intern. Quite a few were making him offers even before he was acquitted of murder in the fatal shootings of protesters in Kenosha, WI.
![MAGA, vaccine, MAGAVAXX, GOP](https://whowhatwhy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/image1-42.jpg)
(Some) Vaccines Are for Losers
Republicans are taking herd mentality to a new level, even if it means they’ll never have herd immunity.
![Originalists, constitution](https://whowhatwhy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Originalists_Jon_Richards_3x2-scaled.jpg)
Voter Suppression: As American as Apple Pie
From state capitals, to Capitol Hill, to the Supreme Court, the new champions of “election integrity” cast themselves as defenders of an old American tradition.
![COVID-19, Republicans](https://whowhatwhy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/COVID-19_Independent_Jon_Richards_3x2.jpg)
The Grim Reaper Becomes the Life of the Grand Old Party
Talk about a death panel — while congressional Republicans equivocate or oppose vaccinations, the new delta variant wreaks havoc among their conservative base.
![GOP, hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil](https://whowhatwhy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Speak_No_Evil_Jon_Richards_3x2-1.jpg)
This Elephant Wants You to Forget
Even as the nation marks the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre, GOP leaders in more than half a dozen states want to ban schools from discussing the continuing impact of historic, systemic racism.
![George Floyd, Derek Chauvin](https://whowhatwhy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Floyd_Justice_Jon_Richards_3x2.jpg)
Tears of Relief for George Floyd
A measure of justice in Minneapolis — a rare case of a white police officer convicted for murdering a Black man.
![Ron Johnson](https://whowhatwhy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Ron_Johnson_Jon_Richards_3x2.jpg)
Wisconsin Senator on MAGA Riot: If You’re White, It’s All Right
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said he wasn’t worried by the armed Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol, but if it had been Black Lives Matter protesters, or antifa, it would’ve been a different story.
![voter suppression](https://whowhatwhy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Election_Integrity_Means_Voter_Suppression_Jon_Richards_3x2.jpg)
When ‘Election Integrity’ Really Means Voter Suppression
Republican lawmakers in more than three dozen states are proposing more than 250 bills to restrict voting access.
![GOP, rescue package, Mitch McConnell. Susan Collins, Mitt Romney](https://whowhatwhy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Oliver_GOP_Rescue_Plan_Jon_Richards_3x2.jpg)
Mitch McBumble
Will this story have an (Oliver) Twist ending?
![Donald Trump, Fifth Avenue](https://whowhatwhy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Fifth_Ave_Jon_Richards_1088x725.jpg)
Trump’s Smoking Gun
Back in 2016, Donald Trump infamously said: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” How about now?