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“Babylon the great is fallen!” —Apocalypse 18:2
It was once said, in circumstances akin to those now upon us, that war is the great clarifier. The present conflict in Ukraine is no exception to this adage, which, despite its author, is generally correct, if a bit simplistic. Indeed, the conflagration in that land has given occasion for many to poignantly recognize a certain estrangement from their own…