Category Archives: George Orwell

Roll Over, Orwell

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Roll Over, Orwell”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailApropos of my previous post, all desire to own an e-book reader died yesterday as I read about Amazon.com erasing George Orwell’s books from thousands of Kindles: An Amazon spokesman, Drew Herdener, said in an … Continue reading →

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Recipe for Fascism

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Recipe for Fascism”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailFascism can be a wonderful substitute for Democracy. It is far less messy and much more profitable — for rulers and collaborators, at any rate — so why not try cooking up one in your … Continue reading →

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Square-Peg Pounding Continues

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Square-Peg Pounding Continues”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailThe neocon counteroffensive against the National Intelligence Estimate went into full swing today. Their dream of reversing the 1979 revolution cannot be denied, even by reality. Alan Dershowitz showed up on Huffpost (once a paladin … Continue reading →

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Culture Wars Can Never be Won

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Matt Osborne

Share the post “Culture Wars Can Never be Won”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Can someone write a peace treaty for the Culture Wars already? It’s a metaphor gone bad. We have declared war on too many things: terror, drugs, crime, you name it. The … Continue reading →