Correspondent David L. recently posed a topic I have often pondered: "I am curious how the Mayan empire collapsed." While there may a definitive answer out there, I have yet to come across it. From my reading on the subject, it seems likely that there may not be a definitive answer due to the paucity of written records (most of whatever remained in the …
The Template of National/Imperial Decay and Collapse
The point is the good times of seemingly endless expansion are never permanent yet human regimes become accustomed to managing only expansion.
