In 1943, George Orwell wrote that he feared “the very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world.”
The preceding decades saw mass disinformation campaigns through the extensive use of...
On Nov. 9, my Ignatius Seminar on utopia and dystopia in literature and film was scheduled to start discussing George Orwell’s famous novel “1984.” In the wake of President Donald Trump’s victory,...
“War is Peace.”
“Freedom is Slavery.”
“Ignorance is Strength.”
For anybody who’s ever read George Orwell’s “1984,” these three lines are among the most memorable phrases...
