In Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming movie The Odyssey, due July 17, 2026, the Trojan Horse arrives wrapped in modern rationalism.
Nolan, a director noted for his command of causality and mechanics, saw a narrative problem in the ancient tale: why would the Trojans drag a giant wooden horse inside their city? His solution, shared with evident pride in a Time interview, was to make the horse half-submerged and sinking so the Trojans would rescue it. The Trojan claiming of the Horse became a rescue story, not one of foolishness and hubris.






Diana West has written a book on America’s declining culture. Much of the book is taken up with the question of who is responsible? Did this happen because of a lack of vigilance? In that case, vigilance against whom? Among the many named enemies, Diana West sees a threat from globalism. Think of all those things having to do with the well-being of “the planet” or “humankind.” That is globalism, an ideology built up over the last century by liberals and communists. According to Diana West, the antidote to globalism is America First, led by 


