{"product_id":"enemy-of-the-people-a-cartoonists-journey-isbn-9781684055944","title":"Enemy of the People: A Cartoonist's Journey","description":"\u003cb\u003eAfter 25 years as the political cartoonist for the \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, Rob Rogers was fired for drawing cartoons critical of President Trump.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEnemy of the People\u003c\/i\u003e Rogers writes, \"Trump's open embrace of the darkest, ugliest corners of human nature has emboldened racists, neo-Nazis, criminals, thugs, despots, misogynists and liars to come out from under their rocks and display their shameful behavior publicly. That includes publishers and editors who years ago may have been too ashamed to express their hateful views on the editorial page.\" From a cartoonkilling spree to a social media buzz, from an appearance on CNN to his final days at the paper, Rogers chronicles his unenviable journey with honesty, wit, and humor.“Rob Rogers exemplifies (the) idea of an ‘American genius’ ...” —Sanjit Sethi, Director, George Washington University’s Corcoran School of the Arts and Design\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I have called (Rogers) the Venus flytrap of cartooning because his cartoons are immediately entertaining and then, on further inspection, reveal insight and power.” —Steve Brodner, Illustrator, caricaturist, journalist and educator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Rogers is opinionated, unrestrained and a wisenheimer of the top chop. In short, he’s doing his job. He is the indispensable irritant that keeps us scratching and thinking.” —Dennis Roddy, Award-winning political consultant and former columnist and reporter for the \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “They got another one of us. A cartoonist. Rob Rogers. In Paris they used bullets. In Pittsburgh they used bureaucrats. In Paris they did it for the prophet. In Pittsburgh they did it for the president.” —Andy Marlette, Editorial cartoonist for the Pensacola (Fla.) \u003ci\u003eNews Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning freelance editorial cartoonist living in Pittsburgh. His cartoons have been vexing and entertaining readers since 1984 when he joined the Pittsburgh Press as an intern. In 1993, he was hired by the \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e. Syndicated by Andrews McMeel Syndicate, (formerly Universal Press), Rogers' work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today, Newsweek \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2009, Rogers celebrated 25 years as a Pittsburgh editorial cartoonist with the release of his book, \u003ci\u003eNo Cartoon Left Behind: The Best of Rob Rogers\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Carnegie Mellon University Press. In 2015, he released a local cartoon collection called, \u003ci\u003eMayoral Ink: Cartooning Pittsburgh's Mayors\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2018, after 25 years on staff at the \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e, Rogers was fired for drawing cartoons critical of President Trump.","brand":"IDW Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304906477797,"sku":"NP9781684055944","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781684055944.jpg?v=1767726276","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/enemy-of-the-people-a-cartoonists-journey-isbn-9781684055944","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}