Cartoons: rebels with iffy causes

Today's selection of cartoons looks at Charlie Hebdo's special edition; the Oregon occupiers; and Donald Trump vs. Kim Jong-un.

Assuredly I don't want to diminish the horror of the attacks on magazine Charlie Hebdo in January, 2015; the writers and cartoonists didn't deserve a death sentence for being provocative. However, being a provocateur has its price. The New York Post reports Charlie Hebdo marks attack anniversary with scathing special edition with a photo of the edition's front cover; the Washington Post reports Associated Press removes images of God-as-terrorist Charlie Hebdo cover.

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Nate Beeler, The Week

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Remember the Bundy standoff in Nevada in 2014 over cattle grazing fees? Now his son and stalwart supporters have occupied a federal building in Oregon. There's more about the situation in Oregon Occupiers to Face Charges When Siege Ends: Sheriff.

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Clay Jones, The Week

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Provocateur Kim Jong-un is scaring everyone. Take a look at this headline: Why even a failed test makes North Korea’s nuclear arsenal scarier. Even scarier than that is D. Trump confronting Kim Jong-un. O.K., maybe a little funny, too.

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Nate Beeler, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons: One last word about Charlie Hebdo

Ok, two last words.

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Steve Sack, The Week

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Cameron Cardow, The Week

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-- Marge

Cartoons and cartoonists up in arms...

...and armed with pens.

Following this second attack at the Charlie Hebdo offices, many editorial cartoonists have paid respects to the magazine and freedom of speech, freedom of expression. You can see some of their cartoons on the topic at The Week. In the cartoon below David Fitzsimmons also gives a nod to Ann Telnaes.

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David Fitzsimmons, The Week

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Ann Telnaes is a well-respected cartoonist. Her response to the Hebdo attack is this.

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Ann Telnaes

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In the first attack on Hebdo in November, 2011, the offices were fire-bombed. This was their response to that attack. The text translates to 'Love: stronger than hate'.

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November 8, 2011, issue, Charlie Hebdo

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An article in The Globe and Mail asks What is Charlie Hebdo and why was it a target? and quotes former editor Stéphane Charbonnier:

No one is forced to read us. Charlie Hebdo is sold in stores, we do not post our content on our website. To read us is a voluntary act. We are not imposing it on anyone...

-- Marge