Political cartoonist Steve Benson, who died at 71, was a conservative. A liberal. A bomb-dropper. But also an endearing friend.

The once-conservative cartoonist became a liberal atheist after watching The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...

He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993, and was a finalist four times while at The Arizona Republic. Some of his work rankled his ...

While shifting from the political right to the left, he skewered politicians including Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham and President ...

Political cartoonist Steve Benson believed I was wrong about everything. But we had one thing in common that mattered more ...

Beyond the newsroom, Steve was a man of many passions. He loved hiking in Utah’s majestic canyons where he found inspiration ...

Some of Steve Benson‘s friends have written about him on the occasion of his passing. From editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman, ...