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Topic: Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks in front of a photo of drag queen Lil Miss Hot Mess during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

MTG’s DOGE fight is a hot mess

Melanie McFarland
Kindness and Wonder by Gavin Edwards (Harper Collins)

The enduring guidance of "Mister Rogers"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Fred Rogers testifying before the United States Senate in "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (Library of Congress/Robert Lerner)

The radical politics of Mister Rogers

Chauncey DeVega
Fred Rogers with Francois Scarborough Clemmons from his show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood in the film, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" (John Beale)

Why Mister Rogers was actually a badass

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Fred Rogers (Getty Images/Westminster John Knox Press)

Mister Rogers and Mr. Trump

Chauncey DeVega
(AP)

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

Melanie McFarland
Fred Rogers (AP/Gene J. Puskar/Mark Wallheiser)

Fred Rogers and gentle masculinity

Melanie McFarland
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