Laura Beers

Jul 16, 2024 | lawliberty.org | Laura Beers |Richard Smith |Isaac Willour |David Goldman

Surprisingly, it turns out that he was a progressive culture warrior. In 2022, in the months after Russia’s President Putin announced his “special military operation” to “denazify” Ukraine, George Orwell’s 1984 rocketed up the charts to become the top-selling e-book in Russia—and no wonder! The verbal gymnastics employed to avoid calling the Ukraine war a “war” did indeed seem pretty Orwellian.

Jun 27, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Laura Beers

Even in our current partisan divide, it seems both left and right can agree on one principle of political discourse: The other side’s policies aren’t just bad, they’re downright Orwellian. Whether it’s right-wing hysteria about tech companies banning free speech or the left’s complaint that MAGA Republicans are rewriting the history of January 6th, both sides cite Orwell as their inspiration.

Jun 11, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Laura Beers |Stephanie Johnson |Brandon Stanton |

A determined attempt to rescue Orwell from the clutches of right-wing pundits and others who misconstrue his messages. A critical assessment of the contribution that George Orwell’s writings can make to contemporary social, economic, and political problems.

May 22, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Laura Beers

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May 22, 2024 | cnn.com | Laura Beers

Editor’s Note: Laura Beers is a professor of history at American University. She is the author of several books on British culture and politics, including the upcoming “Orwell’s Ghosts,” on the continuing relevance of George Orwell’s writing to the 21st century. The views expressed here are her own. Read more opinion on CNN.