“‘Doublethink’ is defined as ‘holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.’ That word is from George Orwell’s novel ‘1984,’ a favorite of Russian scientist Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, who was in a unique position to appreciate the term: As head of his country’s so-called ‘anti-doping’ lab, Rodchenkov ran a stunningly duplicitous program of doping and outright fraud.”
