The Real Dr. Seuss Scandal
<p>Ifyou roll your eyes at the mere mention of the Dr. Seuss controversy, I don’t blame you. No, it’s not “book-banning” when Dr. Seuss Enterprises, a private corporation, discontinues new printings of six mostly obscure books; yes, we have far more important things to worry about right now. That the Battle for Dr. Seuss features such sublime silliness as the dramatic reading of <em>Green Eggs and Ham </em>by House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) is certainly an added incentive for eye-rolling.</p>
<p>And yet there are good reasons to care — not because of the direct impact of the publisher’s move, but because this skirmish actually does have alarming implications for both freedom and culture.</p>
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