As I noted over the weekend, the real news isn't that Trump invaded Venezuela--it's that he has a military willing to do it despite any legal "ambiguities." The parallels with the Roman Republic's decline are real and chilling. My latest, out now.
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Achievement Unlocked: Praetori...
Achievement Unlocked: Praetori...
Achievement Unlocked: Praetorianismus Americanus
Like a player grinding through levels to unlock new abilities, in less than a year into his second term Trump has apparently succeeded in turning the most formidable military on earth into his own personal instrument of lethal power.
