Barry Blitt’s “Red, White, and Kinda Blue”

For the screen of the May 11 & 18, 2026, peculiar issue, themed astir America’s 250th birthday, the cartoonist Barry Blitt portrays George Washington, the country’s archetypal President, caught successful the tone of the moment. “There’s plentifulness to celebrate. Climate catastrophes are inactive somewhat infrequent . . . more oregon less. And, you’re escaped to explicit your opinion, arsenic agelong arsenic you support your dependable down and retrieve who you’re talking to,” Blitt said. “Also, the electrical grid appears to beryllium holding for now. And, with immoderate luck, the midterms volition bring a ray of anticipation for the 251st Fourth of July, and beyond.”

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