This Tom Tomorrow cartoon contends that the media culture demonizes fringe left-wing protest and gives fringe right-wing protest a pass. We’ve all, I’m sure, seen examples of the exact opposite being true; but that ground has been well plowed here and elsewhere and I don’t have anything to add to it. The cartoon is well-executed, and what interests me especially is the artist’s use of “Goofus and Gallant” from the magazine Highlights for Children. (A quick Google search unearths another political cartoon making use of the same two characters, only with the political polarities reversed.) I wasn’t familiar with Highlights for Children as a boy, and I’m curious about the intended audience’s response to it: Did American children actually admire Gallant and seek to emulate his behavior, or did they view him as an insufferable priss? It’s been hard to find a kind word about Little Lord Fauntleroy for many years.