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America’s Ministry of Truth Part V: Tenets of Minitrue

America’s Ministry of Truth Part V: Tenets of Minitrue
A picture shows the Ten Commandments written in Hebrew on stone tablets on top of the abandoned Dar Bishi synagogue in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sept. 28, 2011. The Jewish community in Libya dates back to the third century BC and at its peak numbered around 38,000 people, although it was always the smallest of the Jewish populations in north Africa. Most of the Jewish population left in the 20 years following World War II, although several hundred were still living there during ousted leader Moamer Kadhafi's coup of 1969. Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images
Marvin Folkertsma
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Commentary
Previous installments in this series have covered how academic sources for America’s “Ministry of Truth” constitute the driving force that powers The Narrative, which determines what constitutes permissible “news” for the country’s citizens. 
Marvin Folkertsma
Marvin Folkertsma
Author
Marvin Folkertsma is a retired professor from Grove City College. He is the author of several books, including Ideology and Leadership, Agony of Survival, Criminal Intent, and The Thirteenth Commandment. Agony of Survival was an alternate selection of the Jewish Book Club and nominated for the National Jewish Book Award. He also is a frequent contributor of op-eds that have appeared in news publications throughout the country. His interests are wide-ranging and include American political institutions, political thought, literature, and American studies generally.
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