‘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

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...