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America’s ‘Ministry of Truth,’ Part I: The Narrative

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America’s ‘Ministry of Truth,’ Part I: The Narrative
File photo of a man holding up a copy of "Pravda" in front of the entrance of the building of the Soviet newspaper in Moscow on Aug. 28, 1991. GERARD FOUET/AFP/Getty Images
Marvin Folkertsma
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A decade before the collapse of the Soviet Union, Hungarian journalist Paul Lendvai wrote the book “The Bureaucracy of Truth: How Communist Governments Manage the News,” a fascinating overview that revealed totalitarian methods of thought control.

Marvin Folkertsma
Marvin Folkertsma
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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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