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March 14, 2017

Opinion: Welcome to '1984' and the real world of alternative facts

Much like in George Orwell’s 1984, finding truth in our world today is getting tougher all the time as faceless bureaucracies feed us the “alternative facts.”

One unanticipated consequence of the election of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States has been the rediscovery of a seminal novel first published in 1949. According to The New York Times, George Orwell’s 1984 is being reprinted around the world and is at the top of bestseller lists.

Published in Guest Columns