Modern parallels to the fall of Rome

<p>The greatest civilization of ancient times expired more than 1,500 years ago but the lessons to be learned from its experience are eternal. In this lecture, Lawrence W. Reed focuses on the Roman Republic—the key features, personalities and events that defined its rise as well as those that caused its decay in the First Century B.C. into an imperial autocracy. Many of the trends of our day echo those of the ancient Republic, which make its lessons all the more relevant, even pressing, for us now.</p><br><p>Reed became president of the Foundation for Economic Education in 2008. Prior to that, he was founder and president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Midland, Michigan. He also taught economics and chaired the department of economics at Northwood University in Michigan from 1977 to 1984. He holds a B.A. in economics from Grove City College and an M.A. in history from Slippery Rock State University.</p><br><p><a href="https://fee.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foundation for Economic Education</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/research/history-freedom-antiquity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The History of Freedom in Antiquity</a> </p><br><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/publications/transatlantic/2021/03/12/romenomics-how-understand-present-through-commercial-past" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Romenomics: How to understand the present through the commercial past</a> </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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