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‘Who controls the present controls the past’: What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the public

  • Written by Laura Beers, Professor of History, American University
‘Who controls the present controls the past’: What Orwell’s ‘1984’ explains about the twisting of history to control the publicGeorge Orwell's '1984' has some lessons for 2025.NurPhoto/Corbis via Getty Images

When people use the term “Orwellian,” it’s not a good sign.

It usually characterizes an action, an individual or a society that is suppressing freedom, particularly the freedom of expression. It can also describe something perverted by tyrannical...

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