If anyone came here looking for actual analysis of how Roman history can inform us about the situation in the US I would recommend this review of Mortal Republic by Edward J Watts (The book itself is also very good) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/books/review/edward-j-wat...
我目前在读的书之一是爱德华·J·沃茨的《凡人共和国：罗马如何堕入暴政》（Mortal Republic - How Rome Fell into Tyranny），详细讲述了罗马共和国是如何演变成独裁政权的。非常引人入胜，部分情节简直像电视剧《纸牌屋》，充满了各种使绊子的阴招……
One of the books I'm currently reading is Edward J. Watts' "Mortal Republic - How Rome Fell into Tyranny" which details how Rome the republic transformed into a dictatorship. It is intriguing, parts are like the TV-series House of Cards with an abundance of dirty tricks pulled…
…sounds familiar, well, that’s because the parallels to our current political moment are striking. Edward Watts, a historian at the University of California San Diego, has just published a new book titled Mortal Republic that carefully lays out what went wrong in ancient Rome — and how the lessons of its decline might help save fledgling republics like the United States today.
…[1] I remember reading about declining trust of Americans in our institutions more broadly but without digging through my notebooks I’m not certain precisely where. My guesses would be either Watt’s “Mortal Republic”, Lukianoff’s “The Coddling of the American Mind”, or maybe Putnam’s “Bowling Alone”. Someone with better recall than I have would probably know. I think the pandemic is more of a “straw that broke the…
想要了解这个论点的详细版本，我推荐爱德华·J·沃茨（Edward J. Watts）的《凡人共和国》（Mortal Republic）：https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39088591-mortal-republic
For a detailed version of this argument, I recommend Edward J. Watts' Mortal Republic: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39088591-mortal-republic
如果有人来这儿是为了看罗马历史如何启示当下美国局势的严肃分析，我推荐爱德华·J·沃茨的《凡人共和国》的书评（书本身也写得非常好）https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/books/review/edward-j-wat...
If anyone came here looking for actual analysis of how Roman history can inform us about the situation in the US I would recommend this review of Mortal Republic by Edward J Watts (The book itself is also very good) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/24/books/review/edward-j-wat...
我目前在读的书之一是爱德华·J·沃茨的《凡人共和国：罗马如何堕入暴政》（Mortal Republic - How Rome Fell into Tyranny），详细讲述了罗马共和国是如何演变成独裁政权的。非常引人入胜，部分情节简直像电视剧《纸牌屋》，充满了各种使绊子的阴招……
One of the books I'm currently reading is Edward J. Watts' "Mortal Republic - How Rome Fell into Tyranny" which details how Rome the republic transformed into a dictatorship. It is intriguing, parts are like the TV-series House of Cards with an abundance of dirty tricks pulled…
……听起来很耳熟，嗯，那是因为这与我们当前的政治时刻有着惊人的相似之处。加利福尼亚大学圣迭戈分校的历史学家爱德华·沃茨刚刚出版了一本名为《凡人共和国》的新书，条分缕析地阐明了古罗马究竟是哪里出了差错——以及它衰落的教训能如何帮助挽救如今像美国这样羽翼未丰的共和国。
…sounds familiar, well, that’s because the parallels to our current political moment are striking. Edward Watts, a historian at the University of California San Diego, has just published a new book titled Mortal Republic that carefully lays out what went wrong in ancient Rome — and how the lessons of its decline might help save fledgling republics like the United States today.
……[1] 我记得读过关于美国人对我们体制信任度普遍下降的内容，但手头没翻笔记本，我也说不准究竟是哪本。我猜要么是沃茨的《凡人共和国》、卢基亚诺夫的《被娇惯的美国心灵》，要么可能是普特南的《独自打保龄》。记性比我好的人大概能想起来。我认为疫情更像是“压死骆驼的最后一把……
…[1] I remember reading about declining trust of Americans in our institutions more broadly but without digging through my notebooks I’m not certain precisely where. My guesses would be either Watt’s “Mortal Republic”, Lukianoff’s “The Coddling of the American Mind”, or maybe Putnam’s “Bowling Alone”. Someone with better recall than I have would probably know. I think the pandemic is more of a “straw that broke the…