Our ‘Looney Tunes’ Totalitarianism

Our ‘Looney Tunes’ Totalitarianism
Two of six titles by Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss—"On Beyond Zebra!" and "And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street"—that will no longer be printed because they are considered politically incorrect, at the Chinatown Branch of the Chicago Public Library in Chicago, on March 2, 2021. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Roger Kimball
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In the past week, we’ve seen six children’s books by Dr. Seuss shoved into the memory hole because, according to the frightened bureaucrats at Dr. Seuss Enterprises, “they portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.”
Roger Kimball
Roger Kimball
Author
Roger Kimball is the editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. His most recent book is “Where Next? Western Civilization at the Crossroads.”
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