This is Richard Friedmans eighth book of political cartoons Prior to becoming an author, Richard had been a high school teacher of mathematics and had earned a Master of Science in Education Administration Richard also had a second career as a licensed real estate broker This books mission is intended to go beyond underscoring the international and domestic political events of 2023 Its humorous and sometimes hilarious political cartoons highlight that years threats to our democracy and national security, that have mushroomed so far in 2024, e g the parallel of the pressure former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faced that culminated in his being ousted, to the pressure new House Speaker Mike Johnson is now under from the same hardright Republicans to not support the bipartisan spending bill that passed in the Senate That included funding for Ukraine Enjoy my book,Richard