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Karoline Leavitt’s White House doublethink is straight out of Orwell

The press secretary's playbook is lifted from "1984"

18.12.2025 4

Salon

Laura Beers

Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’

Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’

A historian analyzes how White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s claims about her boss and his administration are ‘doublespeak’ straight...

17.12.2025 3

The Conversation

Laura Beers

The Orwellian Echoes in Trump’s Push for ‘Americanism’ at the Smithsonian

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...

02.09.2025 10

CounterPunch

Laura Beers

Trump Plays Big Brother at the Smithsonian

22.08.2025 3

Common Dreams

Laura Beers

The Orwellian echoes in Trump’s push for ‘Americanism’ at the Smithsonian

Donald Trump aims to rewrite America’s official history, including at one of the nation’s key sites of public history-making: the Smithsonian....

20.08.2025 4

The Conversation

Laura Beers

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

Donald Trump aims to rewrite America’s official history. George Orwell − who wrote, ‘Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the...

09.06.2025 30

The Conversation

Laura Beers