Tag Archives: George Orwell

Moscow’s Terror Attack and Big Brother

By Robin Bates | Published: March 28, 2024

Like Big Brother, Putin is attempting to change the facts of the Moscow terrorist attack to justify his political goals.

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Revisiting “It Can’t Happen Here”

By Robin Bates | Published: February 27, 2024

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

By Robin Bates | Published: January 1, 2024

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

By Robin Bates | Published: December 12, 2023

MAGA fans of 1984 are now accusing leftists of canceling Orwell. Which is not true.

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Why the GOP Is Quoting 1984

By Robin Bates | Published: November 30, 2023

American authoritarians appropriating Orwell’s “1984” for their own use is itself an Orwellian move.

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The Greater Love? Family or Big Brother?

By Robin Bates | Published: August 29, 2023

Why do people choose Trump over loved ones? “1984” provides an explanation.

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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.

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As in 1984, Neo-Fascists Redefine Freedom

By Robin Bates | Published: May 22, 2023

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

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DeSantis’s Orwellian Power Play

By Robin Bates | Published: April 2, 2023

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

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