What George Orwell Taught Us About State Censorship

Joshua Philipp

Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include “The Real Story of January 6” (2022), “The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America” (2022), and “Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus” (2020).

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August 27, 2019Updated: August 27, 2019

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Orwellian “thought crime” has become a reality in today’s society, as have many other forms of censorship and ideological control that he envisioned in his book, “1984.” In this episode of Crossroads we continue our Explaining Politics series to explore these tactics and their origins.