America-maxxing 250 Years In The Making (opens in new tab)

It’s the emperor’s Dies Natalis. Peace treaties are being signed. And the gladiators are duking it out in the shadow of the People’s House to celebrate.Welcome to America 250. Where the country is Rome-maxxing. And unlike the original, as long as the Optimates stay in charge, this Rome won’t fall.Sunday night on the White House South Lawn, a spectacle unfolded that was nothing short of triumphant. Hundreds of patriots gathered in absolute awe beneath “The Claw” — a 92-foot steel velarium — to...