Punch!

The title of this post is of course a reference to the 19th-century British rag known for its satirical political cartoons. But it also refers to how many sensitive readers are to interpret this week’s cover of The New Yorker:

A punch in the democratic face or a savvy attempt to deconstruct stereotypes by exploiting them?  Also, is Michelle Obama’s caricature supposed to invoke the Angela Davis of yore?

I have to agree with Rachel Sklar: “All that’s missing is a token sprig of arugula.”