Tuesday, Jan 6, 2009
The parallels between economists like Peter Schiff, who predicted the 2008 economic crash, and the Cassandra of Greek mythology, who foretold Troy’s miserable future, were the focus of an NPR Weekend America feature that ran Jan. 3. Professor of Classics Dana Burgess, who is the author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Classical Mythology,” was asked to share his insights on the “Cassandra angle” in an interview with reporter Julia Barton. The complete story is online at National Public Radio.
