I Went to Rome to Understand What’s Happening in America. What I Found Was a Warning.
A pilgrimage to the ruins of empire reveals a terrifying truth: America’s democracy is at the tipping point—and Trump is no Marcus Aurelius.
May 14, 2025
ROME, ITALY — I didn’t come to Rome for the pizza.
I went looking for ghosts.
Not the kind that haunt alleyways and crypts, but the kind that hover over history—the spirits of old republics, broken empires, and emperors wh…
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