In January, the New York Times asked President Trump if there were any limits on his global powers.

“Yeah,” the president responded, “there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”

That was eight months ago, but fortunately Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey has made Ancient Greek literature newly relevant.

","freeContentEncoded","textContent","published","strategy","curl-ready","locked","deletedAt","isSyncedFromOwnBlog","original","duplicatesCount",0,"duplicateVersion","originalArticleId","errorsCount","appearance","color","backgroundColor","shortSummary","President Trump on his own limits and a nod to ancient literature.","summary","President Trump stated in January that the only limits on his global powers were his own morality and mind. This statement from eight months prior is now being discussed in light of Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey. The film has brought Ancient Greek literature into contemporary relevance.","bullets",[374,375,376],"persons",[372,373],"places",[],"words",57,"sentiment","subject","meta",{"_334":335,"_336":337,"_338":339},"eventId","ac2564b1a2cdfd6b74d2cc65024a2f0f43abf9f1c239c8b20013c8c5f42c9fa2","nostrRootEvent","event",{"_24":270,"_299":322,"_146":97,"_198":323,"_303":304,"_232":324,"_306":325},"authorNPub","markdown","In January, the _New York Times_ [asked](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/us/politics/trump-interview-power-morality.html) President Trump if there were any limits on his global powers.\n\n“Yeah,” the president responded, “there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”\n\nThat was eight months ago, but fortunately Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of _The Odyssey_ has made Ancient Greek literature newly relevant.","freeMarkdown","kind1EventId","kind30023EventId","cdcf47d412d1151e1305ec106d3ee04124710a8efdd6c556d72e9425255d59d0","kind30023",{"_24":280,"_299":300,"_146":301,"_198":302,"_303":304,"_232":305,"_306":307},"publishedToNostr","htmlContentKind30023","

In January, the New York Times asked President Trump if there were any limits on his global powers.

“Yeah,” the president responded, “there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”

That was eight months ago, but fortunately Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster adaptation of The Odyssey has made Ancient Greek literature newly relevant.

","pubDate",["D",1785912420000],"modifiedAt",["D",1785934759000],["D",1785998134511],["D",1785998322547],"storyId","likes","zaps","comments","reposts","tweets",[],"sig","496c8f8370ab9fa9a5aa60a2a3966c6cec86aec379d34478556ff9bf510ed1f0dd3617a0acb51fc73483d9a0d31a5922ace6fd419056eff9e2a15f9a93079376",30023,[308,309,310,311,312,313,314,315],"pubkey","4873c5b0c665c5e938456c74b014e8f618ae35b010ba23a9bfe08871bfae63ec","President Trump stated in January that the only limits on his global powers were his own morality and mind. This statement from eight months prior is now being discussed in light of Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey. The film has brought Ancient Greek literature into contemporary relevance.\n - President Trump believes his own morality and mind are the only limits to his global powers.\n - This statement was made in January.\n - Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey has made Ancient Greek literature newly relevant.\n","created_at",1785912420,[320,321],[37,218],[318,319],[41,225],[317,213],[255,219],[316,36],[150,304,36],"client","d","published_at","1785912420","r","https://news.layer3.press/articles/20446754-15b2-4557-a575-8beabef5be7f","aa6f0fdac8b29f6864a5d85b1f1389d8802ccad9c1e9cc9ae25bbba5ac70905d94652d61d49c516e637907d7e5fec4148ba4e65a5bbd7112d2b44b6bbc95c8e9",[326,327,328,329,330],"Donald Trump and the Folly of Hubris\nTurn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening.\n\n\nnostr:naddr1qvzqqqr4gupzqjrnckcvvew9ayuy2mr5kq2w3asc4c6mqy96yw5mlcygwxl6uclvqqjryvp5xsmrwdf595cn2c3j956r2dfh94sn2de495uxyetpvfjkvdtzv5mkvh9ygus ",1785998134,[266,218],[41,225],[331,332,36,333],[316,36],[150,304,36],"a","30023:4873c5b0c665c5e938456c74b014e8f618ae35b010ba23a9bfe08871bfae63ec:20446754-15b2-4557-a575-8beabef5be7f","mention","type","bee:get-index-of-articles","schedule",{"_24":340,"_49":-5,"_341":342,"_198":-5,"_343":344,"_345":97,"_346":339,"_347":12,"_148":93,"_266":36,"_348":-5,"_349":-5,"_350":-5,"_351":93,"_239":240,"_352":353,"_51":354,"_355":356,"_357":12,"_358":359,"_53":360,"_361":-5,"_362":93,"_200":168,"_363":364,"_365":-5,"_366":367,"_368":-5,"_369":97,"_370":-5,"_371":-5},"dataSourceUrl","https://thedispatch.com/","c32a8ed6-d5e3-4f42-9d28-4fec19f02a32","npub","npub1fpeutvxxvhz7jwz9d36tq98g7cv2uddszzaz82dluzy8r0awv0kqn94fz3","jobId","cd427e23-0bda-4085-a4e4-6780600bfbb8","order","rssUrl","system","userRef","xHandle","xUserId","autosign","syncedAt",["D",1765827568724],["D",1765827568724],"frequency","daily","isOwnBlog","nextRunAt",["D",1785998082661],["D",1785911683171],"xUserName","autopublish","sourceVariant","rss","systemVariant","scheduleVariant","scraping-bee-classic-proxy","retryArticlesIds","frequencyMultiplier","xUserProfilePicture","ownershipConfirmedAt","Donald Trump","Christopher Nolan","President Trump believes his own morality and mind are the only limits to his global powers.","This statement was made in January.","Christopher Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey has made Ancient Greek literature newly relevant.","userSubscription","theme","light","currentUser","currentUserVersion2","currentPath","/en-GB/articles/20446754-15b2-4557-a575-8beabef5be7f","customDomain","defaultLocale",[159,160,161,162,163,164],"domainPrimaryAccentColor","relays",[549,550,551,552,553,554,555,556,557,549],"plans",[536],[167,168],"isDomainOwner","userInterfaceLanguage","session",{"_195":-5,"_532":12,"_533":534,"_78":386},"locale","en-GB","sessionNpub","sessionPublicKey","hostname","syndicated",{"_24":83,"_404":405,"_406":407,"_408":93},"name","nos.news","list",[409,410,411,412,413,414,415,416],"isActive",{"_417":14,"_419":515,"_397":516,"_182":34,"_423":517,"_425":518},{"_417":497,"_419":498,"_397":499,"_182":500,"_423":497,"_425":501},{"_417":480,"_419":481,"_397":482,"_182":483,"_423":160,"_425":484},{"_417":461,"_419":462,"_397":463,"_182":464,"_423":161,"_425":465},{"_417":455,"_419":456,"_397":457,"_182":458,"_423":159,"_425":459},{"_417":436,"_419":437,"_397":438,"_182":439,"_423":440,"_425":441},{"_417":430,"_419":431,"_397":432,"_182":433,"_423":434,"_425":429},{"_417":418,"_419":420,"_397":421,"_182":422,"_423":424,"_425":426},"key","nicaragua","host","https://nicaragua.layer3.ai/",{"_427":428},"https://pub-238dbe5dbaad42f89540a272cca1ecac.r2.dev/9590bc9288c367dc6df879b545ffd805c153f1de60f3d2a1a68088d4a4dacdc2.png","countryCode","ni","defaultName","Nicaragua","_",{"_404":429},"Venezuela","venezuela","https://venezuela.layer3.ai/",{"_427":435},"https://pub-238dbe5dbaad42f89540a272cca1ecac.r2.dev/40ed18f546cbcabfd977423bb3b9ba0e790a75bc107f39ae10048a2b3834ded4.png","vn",{"_404":429},"brazil","https://resumosbrasil.com",{"_161":442,"_77":443,"_159":444,"_160":445,"_163":446,"_162":447,"_164":448,"_398":449},"https://pub-238dbe5dbaad42f89540a272cca1ecac.r2.dev/1f7ac662a0625073856a04106461b1dbe951e3f640b69994a82761073dc39f2c.png","br","Brazil",{"_404":454},{"_404":441},{"_404":451},{"_404":453},{"_404":452},{"_404":451},{"_404":450},{"_404":441},"Бразилия","Brasil","Brasile","Brésil","Brasilien","spain","https://spain.layer3.ai/",{"_427":460},"https://pub-238dbe5dbaad42f89540a272cca1ecac.r2.dev/11b7471bdd5285710449043128586b0cf49d6108d23f5e44bb7998ff31c95482.png","Spain",{"_404":455},"germany","https://germany.layer3.ai/",{"_161":466,"_77":467,"_159":468,"_160":469,"_163":470,"_162":471,"_164":472,"_398":473},"https://pub-238dbe5dbaad42f89540a272cca1ecac.r2.dev/9ead1bc194a3a01035de7f65160c91b32604d2c788b35a914543c34ef451cd3a.png","Germany",{"_404":479},{"_404":465},{"_404":478},{"_404":477},{"_404":476},{"_404":475},{"_404":474},{"_404":465},"Германия","Alemanha","Germania","Allemagne","Alemania","Deutschland","france","https://france.layer3.ai/",{"_161":485,"_77":486,"_159":487,"_160":488,"_163":489,"_162":490,"_164":491,"_398":492},"https://pub-238dbe5dbaad42f89540a272cca1ecac.r2.dev/0d075f82e2b4f4fa762101ae95488a425d2df9f40c5b7e120954509c635879bf.png","France",{"_404":496},{"_404":484},{"_404":495},{"_404":484},{"_404":495},{"_404":494},{"_404":493},{"_404":484},"Франция","França","Francia","Frankreich","uk","https://uk.layer3.ai/",{"_161":502,"_77":503,"_159":504,"_160":505,"_163":506,"_162":507,"_164":508,"_398":509},"https://pub-238dbe5dbaad42f89540a272cca1ecac.r2.dev/16d2af8dfe6bff63fd76dc7434e09f1c98de85b1aa8d35ab98b473bae3c1f97d.png","United Kingdom",{"_404":514},{"_404":501},{"_404":511},{"_404":513},{"_404":512},{"_404":511},{"_404":510},{"_404":501},"Великобритания","Reino Unido","Regno Unito","Royaume-Uni","Vereinigtes Königreich","https://news.layer3.ai/",{"_161":519,"_77":520,"_159":521,"_160":522,"_163":523,"_162":524,"_164":525,"_398":526},"us","United States",{"_404":531},{"_404":518},{"_404":528},{"_404":530},{"_404":529},{"_404":528},{"_404":527},{"_404":518},"Соединённые Штаты","Estados Unidos","Stati Uniti","États-Unis","Vereinigte Staaten","isAdmin","rights",{"_535":12},"owner",{"_24":537,"_404":538,"_39":539,"_540":541,"_542":543,"_544":545,"_546":246,"_408":93,"_51":547,"_53":548},"aa350e4b-615d-4e49-ac7d-9832ef82b0a9","Basic plan","Stay informed with essential updates delivered straight to your inbox.","price","0.00","currency","USD","billingInterval","monthly","trialDays",["D",1765466430811],["D",1765466430811],"wss://articles.layer3.news","wss://relaypag.es","wss://nostr-01.yakihonne.com","wss://purplepag.es","wss://nos.lol","wss://relay.primal.net","wss://relay.damus.io","wss://relay.nostr.net","wss://relay.damus.io/"]