War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. These three declarations, together, form one of the slogans of English socialism (Ingsoc) in the Oceania of George Orwell’s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Along with Newspeak, they are designed to eliminate dissent by eliminating the very possibility of thinking dissenting thoughts. I couldn’t help but recall those Orwellian words while reading about the student government resolution at Iowa State against admitting Brigham Young University to the Big... Read more