Columns/Opinions
September 19, 2023
U.S.A. Versus the Roman Empire
My daughter texted me over the weekend and asked me a very peculiar question: “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” My initial thought was “what a weird question to ask me out of nowhere,” but I answered: “Maybe once a year… maybe once every couple of years. Why?” Turns out, there is a popular TikTok trend that is circulating where women ask men how often they think about the Roman Empire and most men respond by saying they think about it on a daily basis.