To keep power, Roman leaders used free “bread” (the public dole) and free “circuses” (public entertainments) to distract the populace from rioting when they had real things to riot about. But once the ...

Rome in the first two centuries A.D. faced a yawning gulf between rich and poor. The mighty empire built on tribute reached its geographic limits. Its economy created few exportable goods. Slaves ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Ginny Whitelaw covers Zen Leadership and the science of resonance. Our attention can be all-too-readily captured by the bread ...

It’s already been decided that the 2026 midterm elections will be won or lost on the issue of “affordability.”Just turn on ...

Ownership and executive levels of Manchester United continue to face a lot of deserved criticism. Between embarrassing new business practices of the club, skyrocketing ticket prices, and complete ...

For decades, I taught a course in European economic history that stressed the Industrial Revolution and its aftermath and spent a couple of lectures talking about the Roman Empire and other ancient ...

NELLIE ANDREEVA wonders whether the reincarnation of "American Gladiators" on NBC coinciding with the arrival of the new year from Hollywood's perspective is a sign that the broadcast networks are ...

Thursday, July 15, 2010 The Romans figured that if they provided bread and gladiator matches, people wouldn't notice that their leadership was inept and corrupt. Today we have many circuses but little ...

It would be immoral and economically disastrous for Congress not to extend the $600 per week payments to the unemployed under the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program (FPUC). Millions of ...

In recent years, policymakers and cultural commentators have identified “social capital” as a key factor in determining individual and societal well-being. But social capital is often hard to identify ...