the decision to paint over the former bar’s rainbow decor and replace it with a red elephant and blue donkey wasn’t the smartest – especially since the Republican symbol replaced a rainbow flag.

Much like the donkey, the elephant conveys the qualities the party aspires to project—steadfastness, reliability, and a sense of enduring power. Interestingly, the red and blue political divide ...

Have you ever wondered where America’s political parties got their donkey and elephant mascots? Thomas Nast, the German-born editorial cartoonist for Harper’s Weekly magazine, came up with ...