By this criterion "left-leaning Democrats" are a majority of voters—the majority want to raise taxes on billionaires, overturn Citizens United, etc.

Yes, particularly 10 or so years ago—sort of a bid to make the Aeneid relevant? without noticing the imperial teleologies that various characters keep urging (tendentiously and inconsistently, to be sure)—which is what, to me, makes the poem relevant. Hope the kid is feeling better!

What are you thinking of, Joe?

I think the characterization of Aeneas and his people as "refugees," especially with our contemporary sense of the term, can be exaggerated.

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