A fifth grader, assigned to read "Animal Farm" years ago, was asked by his teacher what he thought it was "about." "The American revolution," replied the 11-year-old promptly. "No, no, no." The ...

Any aspiring revolutionist likely feels some consternation when reading “Animal Farm.” The animals of George Orwell’s ...

The line belongs to Boxer, the loyal horse in George Orwell's "Animal Farm." It is both a mantra and a profession of faith so unshakable it becomes fatal. More than any other phrase, it explains why ...

George Orwell had a unique talent for predicting the future in his books, notably 1984, but now seeing director Andy Serkis‘ new animated take on Orwell’s 1945 all-too-predictive allegory and ...

NORGE — Mallory and Ryan Phillips want people to see that farm animals are family, not food. The couple owns the Williamsburg-area farm animal sanctuary, Life with Pigs. Their mission is to provide ...

The federal government mostly leaves policy about the housing and treatment of farm animals to the states, but there is increasing interest in a more active federal role, perhaps through the next farm ...