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Election 2016: Historical Parallels

Ishaan Prasad and William McCormack America’s 2016 election has been noted for its seemingly unprecedented rhetoric. Often hateful, unbridled criticism has been abundant over the past year and a half. While Republican nominee Donald Trump, targeting attack...

How to Win an Election – Familiar Advice from Ancient Rome

Cicero Denounces Catiline (1888) – This Cesare Meccari painting depicts M. Cicero as he accuses Catiline of a coup against Rome in 63 BCE. Cicero takes this action after receiving the essay “Commentariolum Petitionis” from his brother, ...