Tag Archives: Dr. Seuss

Revolutionary Mother Goose

By Robin Bates | Published: February 26, 2024

Mother goose rhymes, nonsense verse, and playful fantasy are essential to our mental health.

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School Panics about Dr. Seuss Discussion

By Robin Bates | Published: January 16, 2023

A school administrator objected when a class discussion of Dr. Seuss’s “Sneetches” veered into questions of race.

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How Whites Cancel Readers of Color

By Robin Bates | Published: March 7, 2021

Rightwingers complain that liberals are canceling Dr. Seuss. Real cancelation, however, uses racial stereotyping, of which Seuss was occasionally guilty.

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Donald J. Trump, Will You Please Go Now!

By Robin Bates | Published: November 10, 2020

Dr. Seuss’s “Marvin K. Mooney” is a satisfying read as Trump attempts to hold on to office.

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Why We Love the Cat in the Hat

By Robin Bates | Published: September 13, 2015

Dr. Seuss’s “Cat in the Hat” engages children the way Hollywood genre movies engage audiences–but offering titillating transgressive fantasies before hurriedly restoring order.

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Dr. Seuss: We Can Do Better Than This

By Robin Bates | Published: November 18, 2014

Scott Bates’ homage do Dr. Seuss tell us to draw on the power of the imagination and buck up.

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The Little Texas Senator that Could

By Robin Bates | Published: September 27, 2013

What should we make of Ted Cruz’s use, in his quasi filibuster, of “Green Eggs and Ham” and “The Little Engine that Could”?

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Rise Up, Plain Bellied Sneetches!

By Robin Bates | Published: April 4, 2013

Dr. Seuss’s story of the sneetches captures America’s melting pot story.

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Dr. Seuss: “We Can Do Better Than This”

By Robin Bates | Published: January 3, 2011

Ten years ago the fabled children’s author Dr. Seuss, on his death bed, said, “We can do better than this.”  As we launch into 2011, let this be our challenge.  And may we do so with Dr. Seuss’s special mixture of comedy and earnestness, which is captured in this poem by my father. If you […]

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