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I Have A Vewwy Good Fwiend In Wome

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Vanity Fair editor Cullen Murphy is only the latest person to consider the obvious comparisons between the United States and the Roman Empire in his new book "Are We Rome", but I liked this interview with him on The Atlantic Monthly's website (prior to joining Vanity Fair, Murphy was the editor of The Atlantic for many years). Compared to the pro-empire voices of people like Niall Ferguson, it's worth having someone remind us that being the "New Rome" isn't entirely a good thing.

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