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Rachel Hadas

Rachel Hadas

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Opinion|Political|US

Why Trump’s rage defies historical and literary comparisons, according to a classics expert

As Donald Trump has gained fame and power, his rage at opponents and appetite for vengeance appear to have sharpened. A classics scholar looks to literature for help understanding him.

Why Trump’s rage defies historical and literary comparisons, according to a classics expert
News|Opinion|Political|US

Ex-Speaker McCarthy's departure from Congress reads like Greek tragedy – but stars a 'slight unmeritable man' and not a hero

Kevin McCarthy, the only speaker of the House to be ousted, has quit Congress. The ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as Shakespeare, understood the price of ambition like McCarthy’s: humiliation.

Ex-Speaker McCarthy's departure from Congress reads like Greek tragedy – but stars a 'slight unmeritable man' and not a hero
Arts|Opinion

‘The immortal Gods alone have neither age nor death’: Wisdom from Greek tragedies for Joe Biden

In the ugly spectacle of American politics, it’s hard to keep humanity in sight. But literature, says a poet and scholar of the classics, can remind us of what we know about growing old.

‘The immortal Gods alone have neither age nor death’: Wisdom from Greek tragedies for Joe Biden

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