tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post2275714256223028842..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Open Thread - WednesdayMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-78187927496513301242006-11-22T12:56:00.000-06:002006-11-22T12:56:00.000-06:00I almost fell out of my chair this morning when St...I almost fell out of my chair this morning when Steve Inskeep had an interview with author Robert Harris, whose novel, Imperium, I am in the middle of reading). Harris drew parallels between 9-11's impact on US democracy and a little-known raid by pirates on Ostia near Rome, that was used as an excuse by Pompey the Great to assume dictatorial powers. The Roman republic never recovered. Anyway, I kept waiting for Inskeep to interrupt Harris and to discount the parallel, but he didn't.<br /><br />I am stunned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com