Many elected officials, candidates, political analysts and podcast hosts affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America, and related far-leftist ilk, probably don’t kiss their mothers very often.

There’s an important piece of grossly underpublicized information you missed last month. Don’t worry. It wasn’t your fault. No mass media outlet believed it was in the public interest for you to know and worth your attention.

Christopher Nolan’s summer blockbuster, The Odyssey, has inspired legions of fans who never once gave a whit about ancient Greece and its contribution to Western culture. That’s a positive outcome if reviving the canon of classical literature is important to you. Humanities majors, rejoice! But the film also serves as an important object lesson for both…

Surprises everywhere, and yet no real surprise—just wishful thinking, benign neglect, repeat performances, and business as usual.