Commentary Why are so many children drawn to books in which the parents are absent—death or abandonment—and the step-parent or guardian hostile? From “Snow White” to “Cinderella,” through “Anne of Green Gables” and “Harry Potter,” these stories take flight from a parentless child’s insecurity and loneliness. The answer, I think, is that children’s deepest fears…

Commentary On the left, the tumbrels are rolling again, delivering former icons like Dr. Seuss, Pepe Le Pew, and other enemies of the people to the cultural guillotines for immediate beheading. Their crimes: their decades-old sensibilities are out of touch with those of the seething, humorless and frankly not very bright scolds who currently inhabit…

Commentary In the last 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.” Last week also brought us the appropriately named Charles Blow, a columnist for The New York Times,…

The Chicago Public Library will temporarily remove six of Dr. Seuss’s books accused of containing racism as they evaluate the long-term arrangement for the popular works that have come to the spotlight in the most recent implementation of cancel culture. According to the Chicago Suntimes, Chicago Public Library officials said that they want to encourage enthusiasm…

Commentary Learning to read is one of the first opportunities children have to develop their minds, learn about the world, and become happy, well-rounded people. This skill alone creates the foundation upon which we learn nearly all other knowledge and disciplines. In light of the breakdown in our school systems—especially large urban systems which fail…

The online marketplace eBay has decided to pull six books authored by Dr. Seuss from its platform. An eBay spokesperson told the Washington Examiner on Thursday that they are reviewing all their listings to remove the books. “At eBay, we have a strict policy against hate and discrimination to ensure our platform remains a safe, trusted…

New York Public Library said it will keep circulating all Dr. Seuss books in its collection, including the six titles that will no longer be published over charges that they contain racist imagery. The six books in question will not be taken out of circulation until they are too worn to be lent out, New…

Commentary From book burning, to book banning, to now refusing to print classic books, censorship is a divisive battle. Children’s literature is especially under attack. Instead of laughing at well-intentioned themes meant to engage young readers and instill a love of learning through reading, or updating illustrations to better suit modern sensitivities, woke culture has…

Universal Studios Orlando is assessing the future of a play area named after one of the Dr. Seuss books discontinued from publication this week. Dr. Seuss enterprises released a statement on Tuesday saying that they would cease publication of six books because they “portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.” “Ceasing sales of…

Dr. Seuss has become the latest target of cancel culture after the company in charge of the Suess catalogue of books decided to pull six titles from publication due to offensive imagery. The move coincides with Dr. Seuss’s removal from “Read Across America Day,” which was observed on Tuesday. Dr. Seuss had previously been the…