Like Big Brother, Putin is attempting to change the facts of the Moscow terrorist attack to justify his political goals.
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Tag Archives: 1984
Moscow’s Terror Attack and Big Brother
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Revisiting “It Can’t Happen Here”
Mother Jones columnist David Corn finds increasing relevance in Sinclair Lewis’s 1935 novel “It Can’t Happen Here.”
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Nikki Haley, a Minor Character in 1984
Nikki Haley reminds one of Tom Parsons in “1984.” Also of one of T.S. Eliot’s hollow men.
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The Left Wants to Cancel Orwell? Nope
MAGA fans of 1984 are now accusing leftists of canceling Orwell. Which is not true.
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The Greater Love? Family or Big Brother?
Why do people choose Trump over loved ones? “1984” provides an explanation.
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Lindsey Graham as Willy Loman (or Not)
Studying Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman” can help us understand Trump politicians.
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As in 1984, Neo-Fascists Redefine Freedom
Many on the extreme right are defining “freedom” in ways that Orwell would recognize.
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DeSantis’s Orwellian Power Play
A judge recently compared Florida governor Ron DeSantis to Orwell’s Big Brother.
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