One of the most intriguing developments in our current unpredictable political climate has been the Left’s co-opting of George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 as a dramatic warning of the ...

George Orwell ... depicted in 1984 is, ultimately, “an impassioned defence of human rights”, says Prof David Dwan. A self-proclaimed democratic socialist and a humanist, Orwell was among ...

If you last read “1984” decades ago, you might remember most vividly the doublethink and thought crimes, the notion that Big Brother is always watching, the giant book-in-a-book outlining how ...

He was adopted by Eric Blair - better known by his pen name of George Orwell. Orwell's novel 1984 was the origin of the popular understanding of "Big Brother" and "Room 101". Mr Blair told BBC ...

While most of us know George Orwell as an authoritative critic of totalitarianism, few people know he was a committed ...

George Orwell famously argued that clear language in politics can be a bulwark against oppression. But in the Trump era, his solution no longer holds.

Andrew Weissmann reacted to President-elect Donald Trump's latest DOJ nomination by claiming America was entering "pure George Orwell 1984 land." ...