Why We Think about the Romans

It has moved from a meme to a hot topic of conversation in recent weeks: Why do men think regularly about the Roman Empire? Haley has offered her take, Rich chimed in with some recommended reading, and Michael gave his take on The Editors. I think there’s an intersection of four major sets of reasons, all of which are generally true, and some of which are specific to the instincts and interests of men:

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Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.

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It has moved from a meme to a hot topic of conversation in recent weeks: Why do men think regularly about the Roman Empire? Haley has offered her take, Rich chimed in with some recommended reading, and Michael gave his take on The Editors. I think there’s an intersection of four major sets of reasons, all of which are generally true, and some of which are specific to the instincts and interests of men: