Wait! We’re so smart? How about the Greeks and Romans and their urbane compatriots?

<p>The sky is falling! Breaking news! Our fragile democracy in peril!!</p> <p>Life still feels shaky. Even without those constant, frenetic tweets threatening to alter the course of world events in moments, truth competes with fake news. Long-established rights and laws are questioned &mdash; or disappear before our eyes. American democracy, firm in its1787 roots and long cherished, now teeters on the brink.</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*DaCs5d33Dbsw6sHVXr6dNA.jpeg" style="height:934px; width:700px" /></p> <p>Theater of Dionysus, 6th century BC, restored a few times since then. (Author photo)</p> <p>Maybe what goes around comes around.</p> <p>Maybe there&rsquo;s nothing &mdash; or at least not that much &mdash; new under the sun.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/wait-were-so-smart-how-about-the-greeks-and-romans-and-their-urbane-compatriots-321be713b839"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>