Sophocles might have done it justice: a leader of immense power is so
obsessed with perceived challenges to his legitimacy that he behaves in a
manner that destroys whatever legitimacy he might have. It has the
making of a tragedy –although in this case, the tragic figure is hardly
heroic and the unfolding tragedy is potentially national in scope.
Imagining Donald Trump's downfall: a Greek tragedy in five acts
Imagining Donald Trump's downfall: a Greek tragedy in five acts
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