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The Olympic Rings in front of Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), at the opening of the executive IOC board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Sept. 8, 2022. Laurent Gillieron/Reuters
June 8 was the 75th anniversary of George Orwell’s anti-totalitarian novel, “1984.” Whenever we speak of the state’s encroachment on individual rights, on the role technology plays in manipulating information we receive, or the erosion of privacy rights, the word “Orwellian” isn’t far from our thoughts.
Barbara Kay is a columnist and author. Her latest writing project is co-authorship with Linda Blade of the book “Unsporting: How Trans Activism and Science Denial are Destroying Sport.”
