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https://victorhanson.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/StatueLibertyDestroyed-scaled.jpg25601954Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In modern times, as in ancient Rome, several nations have suffered a “systems collapse.” The term describes the sudden inability of once prosperous populations to continue with what had ensured the good life as they knew it. Abruptly, the population cannot buy, or even find, once plentiful necessities. They feel […]