As language takes a beating from the president, a book about Churchill and Orwell reminds us how potent skilled rhetoric can be.

Thomas Ricks' book is the latest offering history's lessons for our dangerous time.

A note on the uses of stupefaction.

Trump perfects the role of Propagandist-in-Chief.

Bill reflects on Trump's tweet storm and shares Henry Giroux's remarks about George Orwell, authoritarianism and Donald Trump.

The new regime evokes past totalitarian states, both historical and fictional.

Hitler was the first to describe the technique of telling a lie so often that people believed it. He called it the “Big Lie.”

In the face of Trump’s draconian assault on democracy, it is crucial to rethink mechanisms of a repressive politics.

In light of the CIA torture report, it's the perfect time to reflect on Orwell's essay, "Politics and the English Language."

Edward Snowden's lawyer, the ACLU's Ben Wizner, discusses his growing concern with our surveillance state and what could happen if NSA programs aren't rolled back.