Nikki Haley reminds one of Tom Parsons in “1984.” Also of one of T.S. Eliot’s hollow men.
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Nikki Haley, a Minor Character in 1984
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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.
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.
In Russia, It’s Always 1984
Putin blames Ukraine, NATO and the U.S. in the same way that Big Brother blames Eurasia.
Nikki Haley, Straight Out of 1984
Nikki Haley, who has just announced her presidential ambitions, resembles Tom Parsons in “1984”–which is to say, a soulless apparatchik.
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