G. Murphy Donovan: The American Animal Farm

Political ideology that would make Orwell cringe. George Orwell wrote his famous Animal Farm allegory about the corrupting potential of socialism in 1943. The novel was not published for two years because the liberal Bloomsbury establishment did not want to offend the new Labour Party majority in London or Stalinist allies in Moscow. After WWII, Orwell ... MORE

Shikha Dalmia: Expanding the State By Executive Order

Obama's top four power grabs. Candidates never keep their promises once in office. But even by the unlovely standards of his political peers, President Obama has pulled a rather impressive switcheroo from the anti-Bush to Bush-plus. He ran on a platform to undo President George W. Bush’s legacy and restore government accountability, even signing the pledge from the ... MORE

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