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  • Orwell’s ‘Coming Up for Air’ Is Prophetic for Our Times

    Orwell’s ‘Coming Up for Air’ Is Prophetic for Our Times0

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  • Orwell: ‘History Stopped in 1936’ (and Everything Since Is Propaganda)

    Orwell: ‘History Stopped in 1936’ (and Everything Since Is Propaganda)0

    Most people are familiar with the plot of the The Matrix. The 1999 film portrays a dystopian future where the “reality” that people inhabit is actually a simulation created by machines intent on subjugating the human race. The film has continued to resonate with many people because of a growing sense that our modern world

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  • Orwell on Why Politicians Resort to Euphemisms

    Orwell on Why Politicians Resort to Euphemisms0

    As a few of my colleagues have noted in the past, today’s academic writing is one big farce. Rather than express their ideas in a clear, straightforward way, academics seem to believe they can only prove their intellectual ability by stringing together sentences of pompous words. Unfortunately, the general public furthers this practice by behaving

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  • Orwell on the Difference Between Patriotism and Nationalism

    Orwell on the Difference Between Patriotism and Nationalism0

    A prominent intellectual at a recent private meeting was asked the difference between nationalism and patriotism. His response was similar to the explanation Justice Potter Stewart once offered on the difference between “obscene speech” (i.e. porn) and “protected speech”: “I know it when I see it.” George Orwell, in his essay Notes on Nationalism, offered

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  • Ortega Y Gassset: Technology Is the Essence of Man

    Ortega Y Gassset: Technology Is the Essence of Man0

    We live in an age of rapid technological change. 20 years ago, someone would have laughed at you if you said you had a mini computer in your pocket. Today, Americans spend an average of 11 hours on their tech per day. Experts predict around 40% of the jobs done by humans will soon be the

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  • Organizing a “SlutWalk” Doesn’t Mean You’re Empowered

    Organizing a “SlutWalk” Doesn’t Mean You’re Empowered0

    Ladies and gentlemen, mark your calendars—Amber Rose just announced she’ll be organizing yet another “SlutWalk” this fall in downtown Los Angeles. Not familiar with Amber Rose? She’s a stripper turned dancer-model-actress who was propelled to mainstream celebrity status thanks mainly to her prior disastrous relationships with Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa. Not sure what a

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