Culture
The dictator of George Orwell’s “1984” knew that “Who controls the past, controls the future: Who controls the present, controls the past.” This is the special sauce of tyranny. How do you gain control? Force of arms is one way. It is expensive, obvious, and fraught with the danger
Culture
I just finished re-reading George Orwell’s classic cautionary novel, “1984,” and found a new insight, one that I did not have when I first read it in college, in the 1960s. Orwell’s invented all-powerful dictator was Big Brother. Back then, during the Cold War, the villain clearly was
Culture
I’ve got nothing but admiration for Taylor Swift, from the time she was an inner-directed young teen straight outta Wyomissong who knew she was destined to be a professional country singer, to when she exploded into a pop mega star unafraid to take on record companies and concert producers.
Critical Race Theory
Let’s talk about CRT — Critical Race Theory, in the news now because (primarily) conservatives don’t want it taught in the schools their children attend. But to discuss it, we have to understand it. What is it? I have looked around what I’ve found reminds me of the