Essays on Totalitarianism

In 1946, Italy rose from the ashes after twenty years of Mussolini’s rule and five years of war, but the legacy of Fascism did not fade away. Instead of confronting its problematic past and the crimes committed under the regime, the newly-born democracy moved on,...

Throughout our history, humans have struggled to create the perfect society, the utopia of our dreams where all people live free and happy. Many experiments have occurred over history to create this perfect society, from the United States to Communism, all of which were founded...

With the start of the Cold War, Soviet and Western superpowers raced to implement their respective communist and democratic ideologies in as many nations as they could. While the war was still in its infancy, many American politicians and intellectuals strongly supported communism, and the...

“1984” written by George Orwell, is set in a massive nation called “Oceania”, consisting of the Americas, the Atlantic Islands, including the British Isles, Australia, and the southern portion of Africa. The story itself takes place during the year 1984 in London, a time in...

In the dystopian novel 1984, written by George Orwell, a country known as Oceania is ruled by a totalitarian government known as the party. Totalitarian is defined as a central government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinions and that exercises dictatorial control over...