Marco Rubio’s foreign-policy address in Athens on October 7 was magnificent in both setting and substance. The setting? How about the Acropolis just before sunset on a clear day in early autumn? Standing on the Pnyx with the ruins of the Parthenon swaddled in a golden light rising up behind him, the American secretary of state paid homage to the fertile greatness of ancient Greek civilization and its energizing influence on what we have come to call the West. "The civilization that built what stands behind me has captivated the imagination of the Western world," Rubio said. "What blossomed…
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America and Europe Stand at a Crossroads
