Could there be a better real-world demonstration of the eternal truths of George Orwell's Animal Farm than the recent uproar over California governor Gavin Newsom's recent soirée at the legendary French Laundry in Napa Valley?  Everyone should reread a copy of this classic parable (and its companion 1984) to fully understand the world we now live in.  In the novel, the farm animals overthrow the human farmers (two-legged creatures) and impose an animal-centric, egalitarian (read: Soviet) commune.  Arbitrary rules, called Commandments, are posted on the barn wall and just as arbitrarily changed.  The most important of the Seven Commandments is: All Animals Are Equal.  The Pigs, and their leader Napoleon, soon assert themselves as the smartest and most capable among the animals.  They begin to sleep in the house; they eat better food; and they dominate, terrorize, torture, even murder their former...(Read Full Post)