Tag Archives: George Orwell

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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Why the GOP Is Quoting 1984

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?

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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In Russia, It’s Always 1984

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

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