David Wharton is a scholar with expertise in classical antiquity, particularly ancient Greek civilization and its enduring influence. He contributed essays to The Weekly Standard between 2008 and 2016, writing extensively on ancient Greek culture, economics, and its legacy in American life.
Something remarkable happened in classical Greece, but we didn't know about it until very recently. Against all historical odds, they nourished a successful class of entrepreneurs and became wealthy.
Something remarkable happened in classical Greece, but we didn’t know about it until very recently. Against all historical odds, they nourished a successful class of entrepreneurs and became wealthy.
‘Americans are a free people, who know that freedom is the right of every person and the future of every nation. The liberty we prize . . . is God’s gift to humanity.”
It’s All Greek To Me
Histoires Grecques
Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey