A Whiff of Greek Tragedy

Will Trump ever learn the folly of hubris? Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. In January, the New York Times asked President Trump if there were any limits on his global powers. “Yeah,” the president responded, “there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” That was eight months ago, but fortunately Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey has made Ancient Greek literature newly relevant. Jonah Goldberg is editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Dispatch, based in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, enormous lizards roamed the Earth. More immediately prior to that, Jonah spent two decades at National Review, where he was a senior editor