When life imitates art, it typically takes those elements we believe are unique to our own experience and weaves them into a broader tapestry of humanity. It gives rise to a warm sense that beneath all of our differences and…
If you’re a regular reader and/or listener of The Strident Conservative, you know that I occasionally refer to George Orwell and his novel 1984 to describe much of what is happening in America today. In fact, I recently shared a…
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about how liberals will hijack the conversation whenever they are promoting an unpopular agenda by incorporating the use of what George Orwell referred to in 1984 as “Newspeak” — a “political language…
In today’s politically-correct world, New York City fines employers and landlords up to $250,000 for using the wrong pronouns when referring to sexually-confused individuals–the so-called transgendered. Under the law, he/him/his and she/here/hers must be replaced with made-up words like ze…
In the early days of man’s history, tyranny was ideologically crude and built upon openly seizing power and suppression of the people. Not a lot of fancy theories were trotted out to justify it. Men like Akhenaten, Attila, Genghis Khan,…
Obama took America one step closer to George Orwell’s 1984 and Big Brother when he signed an executive order that gives private sector companies permission to spy on anyone they feel like spying on, while providing legal cover for them…