Donald Kagan was a renowned historian of ancient Greece and Sterling Professor of Classics and History at Yale University. One of the most influential classical scholars of his generation, he was also known as a prominent public intellectual and commentator on education and culture. He contributed occasional pieces to The Weekly Standard on topics ranging from sports to academic diversity.
On Sept. 17, 2001, a panel of Yale professors, moderated by Yale College Dean Richard Brodhead, met to consider the implications of the terror attacks on New York and Washington Sept. 11. I was not there nor, apparently, was any professor whose primary concern is to devise a practical plan to…
On March 8, 1999, Joe DiMaggio died in his 85th year, a baseball legend, but also an American hero who represented the virtues and ideals of his era. His achievements as a player were extraordinary: a lifetime batting average of .325, with a seasonal high of .381. He had seasonal highs of 167 runs…