It's a tragedy older than the galaxy itself. Strip away the lightsabers and starships, and what you find is Sophocles. A ...

On Oct. 28, 2015, an overloaded boat filled with refugees broke up and capsized off the coast of Lesvos, a Greek island.

You know, Vanni,” one the most distinguished classicists of his time told me decades ago, “with the ever-decreasing number of ...