Poison Trees and the Death of the Old Republic of Rome

This is an excerpt from my new book, The Hummingbird and the Poison Tree. Consider it a work in progress. This passage may or may not make the final cut but it’s good enough to share in the meantime. It builds on my other freely available article here, so if you haven’t read it, you might want to check it out first, as I explain the concept of poison t…