Opinion
Opinion
The American Emperor Has No Clothes
Mar 19, 2019 Donald Trump can exhume all the neoconservatives he likes, but the United States' days as a global hegemon appear to be numbered.
The End of the American Republic
Feb 20, 2019 Donald Trump’s national emergency heralds a new era in our nation’s history—one with frightening parallels to the Roman Empire.
America Has a Lot to Learn From the Roman Empire’s Fall
Feb 17, 2019 There are plenty of parallels between the new Rome and the old one.
A Brief History of Jews in Jerusalem
May 14, 2018 For hundreds of years under the Romans, Jews were excluded from the city by law. Ironically, it was Iran and Muslims who rescued them from that exile.
America Remains Drunk on Power
Mar 22, 2018 Our addiction to empire is killing us. When will we recognize that this planet is big enough for every global citizen to have a patch of serenity?
Was Jesus Basically a DACA Dreamer?
Dec 24, 2017 In today’s U.S., Dreamers are undocumented young people who were brought here as children—much as Christ's parents took him to Galilee. Should he have been deported?
Challenging the U.S. Empire by Spotlighting the Brutality of Drone Killing
Jul 20, 2017 Demonstrators are using protests to raise awareness of the expansion of drone bases across America.
Electing the Tyrant: Parallels Among Ancient Rome, Mexico During the Conquest and the U.S. Today
Nov 23, 2016 If the Romans taught us anything, it is that their republic was built on excluding the many.
The Billionaire Oligarchs Don’t Give Out Bread Anymore, but They Gleefully Supply Circuses
Oct 17, 2016 The phrase "bread and circuses," coined by a Roman satirist who said the commoners had to be provided food to prevent their rioting and public spectacles to distract them from Augustus' tyranny, rings true today—with a key difference.
Inequality in Ancient Rome and Modern America
Dec 21, 2011 Historians used the Gini coefficient, a modern measure of wealth inequality, to compare disparities between the classes in the Roman Empire 150 years after the death of Christ and those in the United States today. The ancients, with their ranks of plebeians, patricians and senators, scored slightly better than we did. (more)
