Commentary: In Dr. Seuss, the complexity of racism
Robert Seltzer, For the Express-News
March 13, 2021
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Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, speaks in Dallas in 1987. Dr. Seuss is being seen in a new light over racist imagery in some of his publications. How can such a man be guilty of the very ugliness he condemns? It may be difficult to reconcile this contradiction, but the dynamic reflects the complex nature of racism./Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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A copy of the book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, by Dr. Seuss. The book and others will no longer be published due to racist imagery.Steven Senne /Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
Drier: Has political correctness gone too far?
Mary Drier, For the Tribune
March 12, 2021
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There has been a flurry of news articles about companies changing their logos on products or the products themselves because they were perceived as being insensitive to some cultures.
I was rather surprised when there wasn’t the usual fanfare about reading in celebration of Dr. Seuss and his birthday. Theodor Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) was born March 2, 1904. There was usually a big deal made about reading on March 2.
Then, I saw a news broadcast that some of his books were going to stop being printed because it was felt the illustrations were racist.
Whither news conferences? Step up to the podium, Mr. President
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President Biden speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House last month.Samuel Corum / New York Times
Each of President Biden’s last 15 predecessors held a solo press conference at this point in their first terms. Biden’s lack of accessibility is drawing criticism from Washington reporters who have plenty of questions to ask him directly. It also challenges his promise of a new era of truth and transparency after four years of an administration that was deficient on each.
It’s not as if there were a dearth of issues to pursue in Biden’s first two months. The rollout of the vaccine, the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill, the air strike on Iran-backed militias in Syria, the administration’s tepid response to a finding that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince authorized the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Biden’s issuance of executive orders on everything from immigran