Re: The Habit of Doublethink
October 2, 2016
Chris: Because Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia, it must be the case that we have always been at war with Russia AND China, don’t you think? The ease with which the established order was able to segue World War II “enemies” into Cold War “allies” (and vice versa) seems to confirm this!
Butler Shaffer was Professor Emeritus at Southwestern University School of Law. He is the author of In Restraint of Trade: The Business Campaign Against Competition, 1918–1938, Calculated Chaos: Institutional Threats to Peace and Human Survival, and Boundaries of Order. His latest book is The Wizards of Ozymandias.

