Sometimes a map or a photo simply does not do justice to the point GIS experts are making. When that happens, we turn to cartoons to convey their ideas or highlight crucial issues. Here are our favorites from 2021.
Governments have used Covid-19 as an excuse to continue their irresponsible fiscal policies . © GIS Personal freedom
How far away are Western democracies from becoming police surveillance states ? © GIS Despite the destruction wrought by Marxist governments, the ideology is enjoying a resurgence these days. © GIS Today’s collusion between politics and science looks like it comes straight from a certain classic film . © GIS Afghanistan
Harbor no illusion: Europe is not insulated from Afghanistan’s drama . © GIS Kabul fell to the Taliban, and the whole world watched on as desperate Afghans tried to flee the country . © GIS The Biden administration refuses to take responsibility for its blunder . © GIS Inflation
Suddenly rising food prices would disproportionately affect the underprivileged. © GIS The danger of inflation was downplayed by central bankers and many economists. © GIS Government overreach
Many organizations created in the aftermath of World War II have begun enforcing an agenda of their own . © GIS Western governments appear to have thrown caution to the wind with higher taxes. © GIS Octopus-like supranational organizations pose a growing threat to democracy and free market. © GIS
