{"id":1409,"date":"2024-01-26T15:54:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/?p=1409"},"modified":"2024-06-24T15:55:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:55:31","slug":"trump-and-the-potential-end-of-the-american-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsci.case.edu\/fridaylunch\/2024\/01\/26\/trump-and-the-potential-end-of-the-american-republic\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and the (Potential) End of the American Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Timothy Wutrich, Ph.D. – Department of Classics<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Friday January 26, 2024
\n12:30-1:30 p.m.
\nMeeting Both In-Person and by Zoom
\nDampeer Room, Second Floor of Kelvin Smith Library<\/strong><\/span>*<\/strong><\/span>
\nCase Western Reserve University<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues:<\/span><\/p>\n

Donald Trump\u2019s election as President, and performance in his office, immediately prompted comparisons to ancient Rome and Greece. In fact, a December 8, 2016 column in The Economist titled, \u201c<\/span>Dude, Where\u2019s My Toga?<\/u><\/span><\/a>\u201d commented that, \u201cas the parade of billionaires and generals joins Donald Trump\u2019s cabinet, it\u2019s hard not to be reminded of the Roman republic.\u201d As the Trump administration evolved, or devolved, critics sometimes<\/span>\u00a0compared him to Roman emperors<\/u><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 but so, occasionally, did<\/span>\u00a0defenders<\/u><\/span><\/a>. The comparisons to Rome during both the Empire and the Republic seemed to me both important and good topics for discussion, so I was and am grateful that\u00a0Tim Wutrich<\/strong>\u00a0of our Department of Classics was willing to join us in both 2017 and 2018 for discussions.<\/p>\n

I sort of hoped not to have to ask Tim again. However\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The comparisons or maybe even analogies to classical times appear at least as relevant today. This is a matter of both person and situation. If we want to compare President Trump to Roman emperors, for example, part of the story might be how the reaction of the U.S. Republican Senate compared to<\/span>\u00a0how Roman Senates responded<\/u><\/span><\/a>\u00a0to emperors. And if we want to think about how candidate Trump compares to threats to the Roman Republic before its fall \u2013 such as the conflict between<\/span>\u00a0Marius and Sulla<\/u><\/span><\/a>\u00a0or, closer to the collapse, the career of<\/span>\u00a0Publius Clodius Pulcher<\/u><\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 we should also consider what made the Roman Republic vulnerable.\u00a0What kind of pressures and internal divisions made it possible for Caesar and later Augustus to break the Republic?<\/strong>\u00a0There are some good reasons to believe the Roman Republic fell because that system of government wasn\u2019t working at all well. Maybe that sounds a bit familiar?<\/p>\n

Please join us for what I’m sure will be an informative discussion!
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In-Person and Virtual Attendance<\/h3>\n

We will meet this week in our regular room, the Dampeer Room of Kelvin Smith Library.<\/strong>\u00a0We will have to use Mather House 100 on February 2. As far as I know right now, we have the Dampeer Room for the rest of the semester.<\/p>\n

We continue also to offer the meetings on Zoom. We do require pre-registering so as to avoid \u201czoom-bombing.\u201d The pre-registration link is posted below. The discussion begins at 12:30 p.m., but the room should be open no later than Noon. We try to have beverages and refreshments set up soon after that. Participants should be able to sign on to Zoom also by Noon. But please remember not much will be happening online until the talk begins at 12:30 pm. Please also be prepared to show identification when entering Kelvin Smith Library.<\/p>\n

Zoom participants should speak up when asked for questions or comments, or submit thoughts through Zoom\u2019s chat function. Please keep yourself muted until you are choosing to speak.<\/p>\n

Each week we will send out this newsletter with information about the topic. It will also include a link to register (for free) for the discussion.<\/strong>\u00a0When you register, you will automatically receive from the Zoom system the link to join the meeting. If you do not get the newsletter, you should also be able to get the information each Monday by checking<\/span>\u00a0http:\/\/fridaylunch.case.edu<\/u><\/span><\/a>\u00a0Then if you choose you can use the contact form on that website to request the registration link.<\/span><\/p>\n

This week’s Zoom link for registration is:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/cwru.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJYvcuyrrTotGdeb0SJc50-bGLmJo3t2MewJ<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.<\/p>\n

Please also e-mail<\/span>\u00a0padg@case.edu<\/u><\/span><\/a>\u00a0if you have questions about arrangements or any suggestions. Or call at 216 368-2426 and we’ll try to get back to you.<\/p>\n

Best wishes for safety and security for you and yours,<\/p>\n

Joe White
\nLuxenberg Family Professor of Public Policy and Director, Center for Policy Studies<\/span><\/p>\n

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About Our Guest<\/span><\/h3>\n

Timothy Wutrich<\/strong>\u00a0is the author of the book\u00a0Prometheus and Faust: The Promethean Revolt in Drama from Classical Antiquity to Goethe<\/em>. His scholarly interests include all aspects of ancient Greek and Roman drama, Homer, Vergil, and the Classical Tradition in literature and the arts. At CWRU, Dr. Wutrich teaches Greek and Latin language and literature, Greek and Roman drama and theater in translation, Greek and Roman literature surveys, Greek and Roman civilization, and Greek and Latin etymology.<\/p>\n

Timothy Wutrich\u2019s scholarship and teaching interests also connect with his outreach activities. For many years he organized Vergil Week, a campus-wide celebration of the poetry, life, and times of Vergil, Rome\u2019s greatest poet. Dr. Wutrich also has been involved with the Society for Classical Studies\u2019s Committee on Ancient Drama and Performance (CAMP), serving as the committee\u2019s chair from 2016 \u2013 2019. He has acted in a number of ancient plays, as well as in plays from the Classical Tradition. Since 2020 he has been chair of Theater in Greece and Rome (TIGR), a group he co-founded, which is dedicated to the study and performance of ancient theater. TIGR is affiliated with The Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS). In 2021 Wutrich directed a TIGR Zoom production of Plautus\u2019s Amphitryon for which he translated some Renaissance Latin scenes designed to fill a lacuna in the play.<\/span><\/p>\n

* Kelvin Smith Library requires all entrants to show identification when entering the building, unless they have a university i.d. that they can magnetically scan. We are sorry if that seems like a hassle, but it has been Library policy for a while in response to security concerns. Please do not complain to the library staff at the entrance, who are just doing their jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schedule of Friday Lunch Upcoming Topics and Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 2: The Future of Local Journalism.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Denise Polverine<\/strong>, Publisher, Cleveland Magazine.\u00a0Alternate Room: Mather House 100<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

February 9: TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 16: TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

February 23: TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 1: TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 8: The 2024 Elections.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Colin Swearingen, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Political Science, John Carroll University.<\/p>\n

March 15: Spring Break<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 22: Thinking About Generative AI.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Satya Sahoo, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Science and Director, Biomedical and Health Informatics Ph.D. Program.<\/p>\n

March 29: TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

April 5: WTFentanyl? What We Need to Know About the Current Opioid Crisis.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Ryan Marino, MD<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry.<\/p>\n

April 12: Conspiracy Theories and Climate Change Skepticism in Europe.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Andreas Sobisch, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Political Science, John Carroll University.<\/p>\n

April 19: TBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Center for Policy Studies
\nPublic Affairs Discussion Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trump and the (Potential) End of the American Republic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Timothy Wutrich, Ph.D. – Department of Classics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday January 26, 2024
\n12:30-1:30 p.m.
\nMeeting Both In-Person and by Zoom
\nDampeer Room, Second Floor of Kelvin Smith Library<\/strong>*<\/strong>
\nCase Western Reserve University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n

Donald Trump\u2019s election as President, and performance in his office, immediately prompted comparisons to ancient Rome and Greece. In fact, a December 8,<\/p>\n

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