America’s Orwell

About this episode

The episode explores the life and influence of writer Dwight Macdonald during the Cold War era.

We’re unearthing a model writer for an anxious America. Dwight Macdonald was his own eccentric voice through the Cold War politics and culture of the 1950s and 60s. He was a peacenik at heart, otherwise ... The post America’s Orwell appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon .

People in this episode

Host: Christopher Lydon

Topics covered

• Cold War
• politics
• culture
• writing
• peace activism
• 1950s
• 1960s

Keywords

• Dwight Macdonald
• Cold War
• 1950s
• 1960s
• politics
• culture
• writing

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