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

MSNBC legal analyst Andrew Weissmann reacted to President-elect Donald Trump’s latest nomination by claiming America was entering “pure George Orwell 1984 land.” On Wednesday afternoon ...

Dystopian classic "The Handmaid's Tale" was popular throughout Trump's first term, along with George Orwell's "1984." ...

The dystopian world of “1984” was scary — it was sick and it was twisted. Seeing phrases like “Thought police,” “Freedom is slavery” and “Hate Time” introduced the totalitarian society that the ...

“The Handmaid’s Tale” was popular throughout Trump’s first term, along with such dark futuristic narratives as George ...

George Orwell’s “1984,” about a society under authoritarian control and surveillance, and Ray Bradbury’s book-burning novel “Fahrenheit 451” have also seen a parallel rise in sales. "1984" hit No. 13, ...

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.

1984 was a banner year for movies and music. / Ray Parker Jr.: United Archives/Getty Images; George Orwell’s 1984: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images; Madonna: Michael Putland/Getty Images ; Prince ...

Any avid reader will tell you that books have a magic that nothing else can dare to replicate. Entire worlds can be written, ...

Shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States in January 2017, George Orwell ... In his 1945 essay “Notes on Nationalism,” Orwell distinguishes between the ...

Shortly after Donald Trump was inaugurated as president of the United States in January 2017, George Orwell’s 1949 novel ...