Author Edward J Watts sees clear warnings in the history of the fall of the Roman Republic as to how we might save our democracy- a fascinating 40 minute deep dive. But first- what is Bolton doing to the people of Venezuela? And the shenanigans of a Russian troll farm detailed in the Mueller report.

Thom reads from the Mueller report, page 32, which covers the activities of the Russian troll farm that helped manipulate the 2016 presidential election. ~~~ Donald Trump, Elliot Abrams, and John Bolton thought that they could overthrow the democratically elected Maduro government of Venezuela. They were wrong. Now they are going after Venezuela with sanctions designed to hurt common people there. Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic & Policy Research shares his keen insights on the situation. Can the people of Venezuela withstand sanctions until Donald Trump can be forced out of office?Thom reads from 'Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny' by Edward J. Watts.. ~~~ The fall of the Roman Empire in 476 CE is well known. Less known, is whether the US will fall this century. Edward J Watts' recent book ‘Mortal Republic’ tells the story of Rome's democratic Republican era, and how Rome fell into tyranny. Mr. Watts thinks there are clear warnings for how we might save the American Republic.

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