Ministry of Truth
One of four Ministries used by INGSOC to govern Oceania in George Orwell’s classic book Nineteen Eighty Four where he criticizes totalitarianism by imaging a dystopian future …
Common Terms
DC Gulag
a term coined by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to describe the inhumane conditions for the Trump supporters being held in a prison in Washington, D.C., long after the 70-day …
Hopium
a portmanteau of the words “hope” and “opium” used to describe a fictional drug to help one stay hopeful in times of stress. It is …
Soylent Green
A 1973 science fiction dystopian-survivalist fiction movie starring Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Dick Van Patten, Chuck Connors, and Joseph Cotten. It was directed by Richard Fleischer. It has become a cult-classic Post …
Pork-barrel legislation
Legislation that brings federal money to a particular Congressman’s district for the primary purpose of enriching members (usually corporations or donors of a candidate) within …
Populism
A political term describing a political agenda that aims to favor the ordinary person over the elite. It is an agenda that appeals outside the …
Military Industrial Complex
The phrase Military-industrial-congressional complex was coined in a speech given by Dwight Eisenhower (written by Malcolm Moos and Ralph E. Williams) in his farewell address from the White House on 17th January, 1961. Roughly …
Overton Window
Tthe range of policies politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a given time. It is also known as the window of discourse. The term is …
The Squad
A clique of four rookie Communist politicians who entered the U.S. House of Representatives in the 116th Congress (2019–2021). They are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Rashida Tlaib (MI), Ilhan Omar (MN) and Ayanna Pressley (MA). All four are members …
Maoism
The Marxist ideology of Mao Zedong. Maoism differs at the start from standard Marxism-Leninism in that it looked to the masses of rural peasants rather than to the urban …