If the Kennedy Brothers really were the equivalent of the #Gracchi, now the proscriptions in this #American Republic are being carried out by ICE.

#republic #FirstPrinciples #history #sensemaking

Bronze statue of the Gracchi, the brothers Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and Gaius Sempronius Gracchus, reformers and Tribunes of the Plebs in the Late Roman Republic. Sculpture by Eugéne Guillaume c.1853 in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

I really like this sculpture, not least because of the subjects.
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I find it fascinating how many parallels exist between our present and the late Roman Republic: inability to reform, erosion of the system. In the conflict between #Populares and #Optimates, actors (#Marius, #Sulla, #Cinna, the #Gracchi) kept pushing boundaries (multiple consulships, ignoring […]

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Next week, The #Gracchi!