First, they came for Roald Dahl.
Anyone who thought the politically correct rewriting would stop at the irreverent author of such children’s classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr. Fox was, of course, sadly mistaken.
by Rich Lowry
The edits of enduring works are never, ever going to do anything other than make them worse.
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A copy of George Orwell’s 1984 at a bookstore in London, England, in 2013.
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First, they came for Roald Dahl.
Anyone who thought the politically correct rewriting would stop at the irreverent author of such children’s classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr. Fox was, of course, sadly mistaken.

About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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First, they came for Roald Dahl.
Anyone who thought the politically correct rewriting would stop at the irreverent author of such children’s classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr. Fox was, of course, sadly mistaken.

About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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