Enduring Outrage:
Editorial Cartoons by HERBLOCK
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"The founders would have loved it if they'd thought of it"
By altering the U.S. flag with a cross of stars, Herb Block highlighted the debate about the meaning of the founding fathers' belief on the separation of church and state. By placing the presidential portrait next to the cross of stars, Herb Block underscored the friendly relations between President Ronald Reagan and the religious right during his second term of office.