Mary Beard, although approaching national treasure status in the UK, is pretty left-wing in her political opinions.<p>EG:<p>Shortly after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, Beard was one of several authors invited to contribute articles on the topic to the London Review of Books. She opined that many people, once &quot;the shock had faded&quot;, thought &quot;the United States had it coming&quot;, and that &quot;[w]orld bullies, even if their heart is in the right place, will in the end pay the price&quot;[11] (the so-called &quot;Roosting Chickens argument&quot;).<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mary_Beard_(classicist)" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mary_Beard_(classicist)</a>