The Throne of Turtles: When Enough Is Never Enough

The power of one Mack

In 1958, Dr. Seuss published Yertle the Turtle, a deceptively simple story about a turtle king who orders his subjects to stack themselves into a living throne so he can see—and rule—more of the world. On the surface, it’s a children’s tale. But like all of Seuss’s best work, it’s a mirror held up to power, greed, and the fragility of empires built on t…