text: In an essay in the New York Times , Edward Rothstein refers to the enchantment of fascism being undone by other spells , some recalling the innocence of childhood--and , indeed , Benigni 's routines are sometimes childishly liberating , conjuring up Fo , Harpo Marx , and Danny Kaye in his double-talk mode .
  
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  Rothstein wrote an essay for the New York Times about chilhood in America .