If we take his words seriously, we should consider that Trump may have had a historic reference in mind—the golden age of Athens during the fifth century, BC. Sometimes called the Age of ...

The way to start a “golden age” is to erect big ... ages around the world over the past three millennia, ranging from Athens to the Anglosphere via the Abbasid caliphate.

Going back to Greek mythology, the idea of a “golden age” is tied to a vanished era from the past, when things were better. The height of Athens’s power and influence in ancient Greece was ...

Trump (or his speechwriter) wants you to believe he’s the second coming of Pericles, who presided over the golden age of Athens. In truth, Trump is the second coming of Trump. The phrase ...