“Think about this: What was the most important political event of the first century AD? Far and away the most important event, the most important political event, was the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Christ. The destruction of the temple was vastly more significant for the future of Western civilization and Western politics than any of the petty struggles between emperors. Yet, not a single media outlet would have caught it – not the conservatives, not the liberals. They would not have thought these events were significant because all of them – right and left – are in the grip of the idolatry of power.” (Leithart again)