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Orwell’s “1984” One of the Bestsellers in Russia in 20150
- Politics
- December 30, 2015
Under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, some have accused Russia of slipping back toward totalitarianism. Which is why some news outlets see significance in the fact that George Orwell’s famous dystopian novel 1984 was one of the bestselling books in Russia this past year. Paul Gobel at the blog Window on Eurasia writes, “Russians
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Orwell’s ‘Coming Up for Air’ Is Prophetic for Our Times0
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- December 30, 2020
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Orwell: ‘History Stopped in 1936’ (and Everything Since Is Propaganda)0
- History
- October 16, 2017
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 Euphemisms0
- Culture
- July 11, 2016
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 Nationalism0
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- December 14, 2016
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 Man0
- Culture
- December 28, 2018
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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