I often re-read George Orwell’s 1946 essay, “Politics and the English Language.” In that essay’s first paragraph, Orwell writes, “Our civilization is decadent and our language—so the ...

In a new documentary presented at the Cannes Film Festival, director Raoul Peck uses the British writer’s thoughts to analyze ...

All this nuance is tiresome to most folks.. In “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell noted that, while phrases may evolve naturally, those in power or seeking power manipulate the ...

Readers of George Orwell’s novel—still reeling ... is the fictionalized version of his most famous essay. “Politics and the ...

For about half an hour or so, Raoul Peck's documentary "Orwell: 2+2=5" is amazingly restrained in the way it deals with ...

He saw a trend of language misuse. For instance, he observed politicians’ penchant for evading the truth and called this the ...

In “Politics and the English Language” (1946), Orwell notes that ... the former home of George Orwell, who lived there from 1936 to 1940.

A day later, Orwell ... of political expression dominated by “euphemism, question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness,” as he wrote in his 1946 essay “Politics and the English Language.” ...

Edmond O'Brien and Jan Sterling during the filming of a 1956 adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 Harry Todd / Fox Photos / Getty Images In recent years, some conservative American groups have ...

English writer George Orwell ... and I'll add that language of this phrase doesn't sound Orwellian to me. The Orwell Society's secretary designate, Chris Harrison, also responded, saying ...

Readers of George Orwell’s novel—still reeling ... And there are moments in “Politics and the English Language” that can read, today, as nearly naive, with its faith in facts and its ...