The Republic: Don't Know What You've Got Until Its Gone

<p>The republic for which it stands.</p> <p>Just what does the republic stand for?</p> <p>And will the republic stand during a season of tumult?</p> <p>Before America, the Roman republic stood. And then fell.</p> <p>Is Rome our destiny? Is its experience a useful lens for understanding America at the beginning of the third decade of the 21st century?</p> <p>Governing’s Editor at Large and resident humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson probed these questions with author and historian Ed Watts as part of our continuing effort to put the future in context.</p> <p>You can find more about Clay's work and The Future in Context at governing.com.</p>