Trivia: Who does creator Garry Trudeau often make fun of in “Doonesbury”?
Children
Aliens
Politicians
Scientists
Correct Answer: Politicians
So why is this answer correct? : “Doonesbury,” a chronicle of Michael Doonesbury’s life, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020. The award-winning comic strip has a unique feature: its characters age in real-time. This allows Trudeau to write about current events from different generational views, especially politics. He has famously taken on several U.S. Presidents, including Richard Nixon during Watergate, and Bill Clinton during his impeachment. This, of course, sparked controversy, but the comic strip is generally viewed as “one of the best.” In 2008, Trudeau received a Mental Health Research Advocacy Award from Yale for his depiction of the mental health issues commonly faced by military veterans.