Orwell came to think that the war would defeat fascism but not totalitarianism, and that real socialism still lay a long way ...

I did a spit-take when I read “Time to Bring Back ‘Animal Farm'” [Letters, March 15]. The writer suggested that anyone who was interested in democratic socialism would do well to … ...

The Socialist Patriot: George Orwell and War, by Peter Stansky (Stanford University Press, 150 pp., $14) Few writers have left a literary and intellectual legacy as hotly disputed as George Orwell ...

Given the breadth of Orwell’s political thinking, it’s a matter of conjecture where he might find an ideological home today. But I find his socialism to be primarily a response to privation.

Orwell; Scott Lucas; Trafalgar Square: 180 pp., $14.95, paper Inside George Orwel, A Biography; Gordon Bowker; Palgrave Macmillan: 496 pp., $35 Orwell: The Life; D.J ...

George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was an instant success when it was first published. His writings on totalitarianism and socialism continue to be relevant today.

We imagine a one-party state, a massive bureaucratic dictatorship with no free elections and no freedom of speech or religion where the government controls all aspects of life. We think of the tyranny ...

George Orwell Said, 'At 50, Everyone Has the Face He Deserves'? The author of "1984" and "Animal Farm" died in 1950 at the age of 46. Caroline Wazer Published Aug. 25, 2024 Image courtesy of ...

Some books need no subtitle, and “George Orwell and Russia” is one of them. Orwell leapt to everyone’s mind when, on Feb. 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin launched his brutal war on Ukraine, on a ...

Seventy-five years ago, in August 1946, George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was published in the United States. It was a huge success, with over a half-million copies sold in its first year.

Seventy-five years ago, in August 1946, George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was published in the United States. It was a huge success, with over a half-million copies sold in its first year ...