We're in the last throes of imperialism...The imperial tree falls not because the challenges are too great but because the core of the tree has been weakened by the gradual loss of surplus, purpose, institutional effectiveness, intellectual vigor and productive investment. Rome didn't fall so much as erode away, its many strengths squandered on in-fighting, mismanagement and personal aggrandizement/corruption.
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As I sit staring out of the window in the woods, birds flutter by...Veterans' Day 2023
With wars and conflicts raging in multiple locations, I'm living in relative peace now. I went to the Wikipedia page to see how many ...
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