Tag: 1984
1984, Anthem, and Reality
April 29, 2025 | Post
George Orwell’s 1984 and Ayn Rand’s Anthem paint powerful dystopian worlds—but how close are they to reality?
From Big Brother’s surveillance state to
Severance is WRONG about CAPITALISM | Video Essay
January 26, 2025 | Video
Severance is the groundbreaking Apple TV series that supposedly critiques late-stage capitalism. But does it really? Or does it call to mind something else entirely? In this video, we dive into Severance, dystopian fiction like Brave New World and 1984, and the history of indentured servitude. We also spoke to Roy and Laura Ann Spencer, […]
1984 is as relevant as ever in 2022
May 13, 2022 | Post
The brutality and totalitarianism that Orwell portrays in 1984 remains a far-off nightmare for much of the world. But not all of the world.
Government surveillance and academic thought policing are taking us to 1984.
June 8, 2017 | Post
Parallels between the world of Orwell’s 1984 and our own are obvious — and troubling.