As we celebrate our Independence Day, it is fitting that we raise the question that our historical perspective calls for: Is the U.S. the next Roman Empire?
It is interesting that the two greatest empires in history — Roman and American — share each other’s glory as well as each other’s follies. Rome is already recognized as something of a model for failed civilizations. In spite of all the glory that was the Roman Empire, it is history’s sad tale of a great power that has gone insane in its old age.
