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Trump Versus Biden Revisited on the 75th Anniversary of Orwell's '1984'

By Michael Schwarz June 7, 2024 at 7:00am

Tyrants must destroy God. Totalitarians must erase all references to Him.

This is central to their enterprise. After all, people who remain conscious of an omnipotent Creator will not worship earthly rulers or man-made institutions. Anyone who loves freedom and has lived in the world these last few years can attest to these truths.

Nonetheless, we do not always recognize the tyrants’ methods or the depth of their evil. For instance, the world’s subtlest totalitarians will advance totalitarianism even by citing books that warn against it. To do this, of course, they must ignore the book’s actual warning.

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Michael Schwarz

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Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.