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Ancient Greek desire to resolve civil strife resonates today – but Athenian justice would be a 'bitter pill' in modern America

  • Written by Joel Christensen, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
imageIncreasingly, Americans seem to have irreconcilable differences over the pandemic, the economy – even the result of the 2020 election.Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

America’s divisions are old. Politically and socially, they are rooted in grudges and ideological vengeance that goes back generations, to the New Deal e...

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