style="overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">It is often observed that each generation rewrites history to suit itself. The same might be said about books on US decline. Balance: The Economics Of Great Powers From Ancient Rome to Modern America offers an ambitious fusion: the book argues that the US will decline unless it changes course; and it draws liberally on world history to explain which pitfalls should be avoided.