MORTAL REPUBLIC
How Rome Fell Into Tyranny
By Edward J. Watts… Since the founding fathers explicitly modeled the United States on the Roman Republic, a study that investigates the circumstances of its demise promises to hold considerable relevance for our own times. As Watts puts the point, the principal purpose of his book is to allow “readers to better appreciate the serious problems that result both from politicians who breach a republic’s political norms and from citizens who choose not to punish them for doing so.” CONT.
Yascha Mounk (Harvard), New York Times