culture blurb...happy birthday dr. suess

from NRO:
The majority of Dr. Seuss's work has no politics embedded. But Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose is a very clear statement about what happens when well-meaning productive types offer a (literal) free ride to those less willing to take responsibility for themselves. It is a hard-core anti-welfare state message. Yertle the Turtle, my personal favorite, is as clear a statement about the evolution of tyranny and it's costs to the individual as you will find in children's literature. Ditto Bartholemew Cubbins and the 500 Hats. Bartholemew Cubbins and the Ooblek, a classic, dwells more on what happens to (legitimate) kings who indulge their egos and overreach. How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a message about the deeper meaning of the holiday, and the joy of spiritual joy — even without presents. Gertrude McFuzz is a parable about accepting yourself as God made you, and rejecting the need to meddle (or design your children).