links to readings for weeks 1--2

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Links for essay 1

For e1.1:
Hanson, V. 2007, May 28. Pop romanizing. National Review.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_9_59/ai_n19311325/prin...

For e1.2:
Dreher, R. 2007, Jul. 30. Are we Rome? How the U.S. can avoid its own
version of the fall of the Roman empire. Dallas Morning News.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/points/stories/DN-dreher_29edi.ART.State.Edition1.421ee53.html

For e1.3:
Weigel, D. 2007, Jul. 9. Quo Vadimus? Looking at Washington, dreaming
of Rome. Reason Magazine.
http://www.reason.com/news/show/121274.html


Excerpts from Cullen Murphy's Are we Rome?

Prologue, The eagle in the mirrror:
http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm?textType=excerpt&titleNumber=694012

Chapter 1, The capitals:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11074833

Chapter 2, The legions (click on "Listen: On privatization in Rome and
in the US" for a brief summary):
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11156034

Chapter 3, The fixers (middle 1/3 of the chapter):
http://www.hopkinsandcompany.com/Books/Are%20We%20Rome.htm