Government TLC

by Allen Forrest / April 15th, 2025

In George Orwell’s novel 1984, the Ministry of Love, despite its name, is not about affection or compassion. Instead, it is the enforcement arm of the Party, responsible for surveillance, torture, brainwashing, and punishment of political dissidents.

Allen Forrest is a writer, painter, graphic artist and activist. He has created covers and illustrations for literary publications and books, is the winner of the Leslie Jacoby Honor for Art at San Jose State University's Reed Magazine for 2015, and his Bel Red landscape paintings are part of the Bellevue College Foundation's permanent art collection in Bellevue, WA. He lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Read other articles by Allen, or visit Allen's website.

This article was posted on Tuesday, April 15th, 2025 at 7:10am and is filed under Cartoon.