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, inveighing strenuously against the Loony Tunes character Pepé Le Pew because, in the febrile imagination of Mr. Blow, the cartoon skunk “normalized rape culture.” “Loony tunes,” indeed. We are also watching a bill known as H.R. 1 wend its way through Congress. Anyone who thinks that members of Congress lack a sense of humor should ponder the fact that this bill is denominated the “For the People Act” by its sponsors. “For the people,” eh? Should it become law, as seems likely in this time age of Loony Tunes insanity, the bill would essentially institutionalize …
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