Summary:Â Sunday’s post asked if America is like the late Roman Empire. The good news is that it’s not. The bad news is that in an important sense we’re like the last generations of the Roman Republic. Rome’s people grew weary of carrying the burden of self-government, just as we have. But we can change. …
America isn’t falling like the Roman Empire. It’s falling like Rome’s Republic. Read More »
Summary: People often compare today’s waves of immigration with those that played a large role in the destruction of the Roman Empire. Here Stanford Professor Ian Morris describes, the similarities, the differences, and the lessons this history holds for us. Morris focuses on the danger of migrants as organized military forces; he gives little attention …
Stratfor: Is the West Being Overrun by Migrants? Read More »
Summary: What happens as a nation of citizens becomes a plutocracy ruling subjects? The people’s psychology must change to match their new situation. It happened as Roman Republic fell; it’s happening today in America. A theme of the original Star Trek is that humanity was not meant for slavery; we always rise up and …
Summary: The Plebes of Rome asked what is the law? Show it to us, rather than merely handing down verdicts. So in 451 BC the Senate appointed 10 men to draw up the law. They inscribed it upon 12 bronze tablets and publicly displayed them in the Forum. Since then the essence of law in …
Watch the Constitution die right now as we burn a 2452 year old vital legal precedent Read More »
Summary:  This is post #1701 on the FM website. It’s a summary, guessing about the future of America based on the evidence and theories presented here (and at DNI) during the past 7 years. The title describes the theme; at the end are links to more information. Most modern systems are robust, so that great disasters usually require a …
