Problems with political language
“Fake news is a hoax.” Think about that one for a while. Before long you’ll ask, “Is a hoax a …
Tag Archives: George Orwell
Orwell everywhere
More insidiously, since you live among particular cultures during your lifetime, you do not choose who influences you. They choose you.
Solve political crimes with the truth
To begin with, Infamy is about Kennedy’s murder, and about the attacks that occurred on 9/11. It is also a book …
Why power loves dishonesty
I like the government’s new euphemism for lying: ‘lack of transparency’. A long time ago, in graduate school, I wrote …
The Jeffersonian 