Christopher Hitchens explains Why Orwell Matters, and does so with feeling. One can see that he identifies strongly with his countryman, the socialist daring to stand up against doublethink and prepared to think and speak thoughtcrime against the orthodox. The identification is not totally misplaced. [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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