Gitlin’s Take on George Orwell on Sean Spicer
First published here: http://billmoyers.com/story/george-orwell-on-sean-spicer/
George Orwell on Sean Spicer
A note on the uses of stupefaction.
BY TODD GITLIN | JUNE 2, 2017
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