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Fascist critique is fundamental to Seuss' work, a motif likely lost on parents reading the Sleep Book, Green Eggs and Ham, or Hop on Pop to their kiddos. But Seuss was into anti-nationalist politics and mocking authoritarian strong men before it was cool.
May 7, 2025, 5:50 PM
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