The brazen lie is the most enduring

Alexander the Great as pharaoh in Luxor, a successful attempt at self-deification

I have a confession to make. When I was seven, maybe eight, I was at a friend’s house playing with toy cars. One was so cool that it somehow migrated into my pocket. When I sat down to put my shoes on, it fell out and clattered onto the floor in front of everyone. My defenc…