Victor Davis Hanson -- The Rise and Fall of Current Western Civilization

Victor Davis Hanson is a rarity among contemporary commenters because he comes at punditry from the perspective of a credentialed scholar.  He has written many books, many if not most about wars and battles that changed or altered the course of history in a major way.  His most recent one "A War Like No Other" describes how and why the Spartans and Athenians fought each other for so many years (maybe almost 100?) during what has been called by historians The Peloponnesian War.  In addition to his scholarly efforts, Davis is, I believe it's now the third generation farmer in Central California. He also writes for many conservative publications (and probably a few of the other persuasion occasionally).  In short, he's kinda unusual -- a scholar, a for profit farmer, a commenter on current affairs, and a conservative through and through.  He has written a column recently for PJ Media entitled ""Why Did Rome Fall -- and Why Does It Matter Now" which displays all of his talents described above and provides some interesting fodder for thought.  The article is here and almost as interesting as the article itself are some of the comments that follow it.