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  • Orwell’s ‘1984’: How to Misread a Classic

    Orwell’s ‘1984’: How to Misread a Classic0

    June 8, 2019, marks the 70th anniversary of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. There will be no shortage of think pieces that will misinterpret its legacy. They will focus on social media, security cameras, data collection, and “fake news.” The problem? The novel was not a commentary on the downside of technology. It was meant

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  • Orwell’s “1984” One of the Bestsellers in Russia in 2015

    Orwell’s “1984” One of the Bestsellers in Russia in 20150

    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 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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