Tag Archives: George Orwell

Lindsey Graham as Willy Loman (or Not)

By Robin Bates | Published: July 4, 2023

Studying Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman” can help us understand Trump politicians.

By Robin Bates | Published: May 22, 2023

Many on the extreme right are defining “freedom” in ways that Orwell would recognize.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 2, 2023

A judge recently compared Florida governor Ron DeSantis to Orwell’s Big Brother.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 24, 2023

Putin blames Ukraine, NATO and the U.S. in the same way that Big Brother blames Eurasia.

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By Robin Bates | Published: February 15, 2023

Nikki Haley, who has just announced her presidential ambitions, resembles Tom Parsons in “1984”–which is to say, a soulless apparatchik.

By Robin Bates | Published: February 22, 2022

Putin has certain resemblances to Orwell’s Napoleon (in “Animal Farm”), who was modeled on Stalin–whom Putin seeks to emulate.

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By Robin Bates | Published: February 17, 2022

Lewis Carroll and George Orwell made an appearance in the real estate case against the Trumps.

By Robin Bates | Published: December 28, 2021

Sadly, “1984” remains relevant as authoritarianism around the world is on the rise.

By Robin Bates | Published: September 6, 2021

Texas’s new abortion law, which incentives citizens to snitch on their neighbors, brings to mind “Handmaid’s Tale,” “1984,” and “Northanger Abbey.”