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Dr. Seuss
March 15, 2023
Podcast
The Politics of Everything
Roald Dahl and the Children’s Book Factory
Recent “sensitivity” edits to the author’s beloved yet unabashedly disagreeable novels are all about maintaining a lucrative intellectual property. But what difference can a few changed words really make?
April 9, 2021
Alex Pareene
The Case for More Canceling
As long as conservatives are obsessed with Dr. Seuss and “woke capital,” they’ll be too distracted to wage genuinely harmful culture wars.
March 9, 2021
Alex Shephard
Republicans Aren’t Even Trying to Fight the Democrats’ Covid Relief Bill
They want to talk about Mr. Potato Head—and that’s been a good thing for the political media.
March 4, 2021
Alex Shephard
Dr. Seuss! Mr. Potato Head! Why the Culture Wars Have Never Been Dumber
Donald Trump has left a void in the discourse that is being filled with vapid nonsense.
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