Philip Freeman is a professor in classics at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. His books include How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide to Modern Politicians, Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths, and St. Patrick of Ireland.
Gilgamesh was a brutal tyrant who foolishly tried to defeat death.
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Supremely Contentious
The Transformation of “Advice and Consent”
By Meredith Hindley
Who Was Westbrook Pegler?
The original right-wing takedown artist
By David Witwer
The Strange Politics of Gertrude Stein
Was the den mother of modernism a fascist?
By Barbara Will
Friends of Rousseau
Some of the people he has influenced don't even realize it.
By Leo Damrosch
The Other Jefferson Davis
The U.S. Capitol, as we know it today, would never have existed without Jefferson Davis.
By Guy Gugliotta
