Commentary
Last year, the internet resounded with chatter about how much American and British men ponder the subject of ancient Rome. Women started asking their husbands and boyfriends, “Honey, how often do you think about the Roman Empire?”
Each summer tourists flock to Rome's Colosseum, pictured here in August 2023. Marc Martin/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
