Mr. Reed is Assistant Professor of Economics at Northwood Institute, Midland, Michigan. This article is from a speech before the annual meeting of the Michigan Association of Timbermen, Gaylord, Michigan, April 21, 1979. read more
But to answer your question more directly, my opinion is, no, there are no modern parallels in any meaningful way. Rome problems evolved in particular ways over a long, long history that is not particularly analogous to any society today. read more