Category: Politics

Speaking out of the left sides of our mouthsHow the language engineers reshape civilization by reshaping the language

February 5, 2004

By Selwyn Duke It has been said that the side that defines the vocabulary of a debate wins the debate. This idea was expressed in George Orwell’s book 1984 with "Newspeak," which was the name given to the language paradigm that the oppressive government portrayed in the book sought to foist upon its people. The…
Saturday Morning Cartoons

October 30, 2002

By Selwyn Duke I bound out of bed in eager anticipation of the start of the day. No one had to tell me to set the alarm last night — it's the only time I don't mind rising early. It's the mid 1970s, and for me it's the days of Lego blocks and Tinker Toys,…

Speaking out of the left sides of our mouthsHow the language engineers reshape civilization by reshaping the language